m. 


A.   J.    VAUGHAN. 


PERSONAL    RECORD 


OF  THE 


THIRTEENTH  REGIMENT, 

TENNESSEE  INFANTRY. 


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BY 
ITS   OLD    COMMANDER. 


Price,  75  cents. 


1'RESS  OF  S.  C.  TOOK  A  CO. 
MEMPHIS. 

1897. 


MOST   AFFECTIONATELY    DEDICATED 

TO    THE 
NOBLE    MOTHERS    AND    WIVES 

OF    THE 
TRUE    AND    HEROIC    MEN     WHO     FOR    FOUR    YEARS 

FOLLOWED    THE    CONFEDERATE    FLAG, 

AND    WHO    WERE    WILLING    TO    LAY    DOWN    THEIR 

LIVES    IN    DEFENSE    OF    THAT    CAUSE    THEY 

BELIEVED    RIGHT    AND    JUST. 

A.   I.  VAUGHAX. 


M184047 


PREFACE. 


MY  OLD  COMRADES: 

In  writing  out  this  record  I  have  gone  back  to  the  morn 
ing  time  of  my  own  life,  and  lived  once  more  in  that  other 
day  that  not  only  tried,  but  proved  men's  souls.  Insignif 
icant  as  my  work  .may  appear  as  a  literary  production,  it 
carries  with  it  the  most  sacred  memories  of  the  past.  In 
writing,  I  have  lived  over  again  the  days  when  the  boom 
of  cannon,  the  rattle  of  musketry  and  the  old  rebel  yell  were 
familiar  sounds  to  our  ears.  If  a  shade  of  mournfulness 
hovers  over  the  failure  of  the  cause  for  which  these  brave 
men  fought  and  many  fell,  it  is  not  a  mournfulness  born 
of  regret.  When  we  who  wore  the  gray  put  away  forever 
the  musket  and  sword  —  and  let  me  say,  my  comrades, 
swords  and  muskets  that  had  been  bravely  borne — we  did 
so  in  sorrow  but  not  in  malice  or  hate.  And  today,  I  am 
sure,  where  one  of  the  old  regiment  lingers  yet  a  little  while 
this  side  of  the  dark  river,  he  accepts  in  good  faith  the  terms 
of  his  parole,  and  is  a  peaceful  and  faithful  citizen  of  the 
United  States ;  not  only  faithful,  but  as  loyal  to  the  stars 
and  stripes  as  we  were  once  to  that  other  flag  which  we 
followed  for  four  long  years,  and  which  was  woven  from 
an  honest  belief  of  a  people's  need. 

Now,  to  my  old  comrades,  whether  in  flesh  or  spirit,  to 
whom  this  little  compilation  has  carried  me  back  with  such 
tremendous  force,  and  to  keep  alive  whose  fair  fame  I  have 
written,  I  can  only  say  as  my  last  words —  God  bless  you  ! 

A.  J.  VAUGHAN. 


The  Thirteenth  Regiment, 

TENNESSEE   INFANTRY. 


This  was  one  of  the  regiments  that  made  Cheatham's 
Division,  and  Smith's- Vanghan's  and  Gordon's  Brigades  so 
famous  in  the  Army  of  Tennessee.  It  was  organized  and 
mustered  into  service  on  the  third  day  of  June,  1861,  in 
answer  to  a  call  of  Governor  Isham  G.  Harris  for  seventy- 
five  thousand  volunteers.  At  that  time  it  was  the  seventh 
infantry  regiment  organized  in  West  Tennessee  and  the 
thirteenth  in  the  State.  It  was  made  up  of  the  '-flower  of 
the  South"  young  men,  most  of  whom  were  fresh  from 
the  best  institutions  of  learning  —  aspiring,  hopeful  and 
ambitious  —  sons  of  men  of  education,  wealth  and  influ 
ence —  the  very  best  material  for  volunteer  service.  It 
was  composed  of  ten  full  companies  —  five  from  Fayette 
county,  one  from  Shelby,  one  from  Dyer,  one  from  Mc- 
Nairy,  one  from  Gibson,  and  one  from  Henderson,  and 
were  as  follow : 

Company  A,  Fayette  Kifles,  Captain  William  Burton  of 
Somerville,  Tenn. 

Company  B,  Macon  Grays,  Captain  J.  L.  Granberry, 
Macon,  Tenn. 

Company  C,  Secession  Guards,  organized  at  Germantown, 
Tenn.,  and  composed  of  Mississippians  and  Tennesseeans, 
Captain  John  H.  Morgan,  Horn  Lake,  Miss. 


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Company  D,  Yorkville  Rifles,  Captain  John  Wilkins, 
Yorkville,  Tenn. 

Company  E,  Dixie  Rifles,  organized  at  Moscow,  Tenn.t 
and  composed  of  Tennesseeans  and  Mississippians,  Captain 
A.  J.  Vaughan,  Marshall  county,  Miss. 

Company  F,  Wright  Boys,  Captain  Jno.  V.  Wright, 
Purdy,  McNairy  county,  Tenn. 

Company  G,  Gaines  Invincibles,  Captain  W.  E.  Winfieldr 
LaGrange,  Tenn. 

Company  H,  Yancey  Rifles,  Captain  Robert  W.  Pittman, 
Hickory  Withe,  Tenn. 

Company  I,  Forked  Deer  Volunteers,  Captain  G.  S.  Rossr 
Forked  Deer,  Tenn. 

Company  K,  Dyer  Grays,  Captain  S.  R.  Latta,  Dyersburgr 
Tenn. 

On  the  following  day,  the  4th  of  June,  the  election  of  field 
officers  was  held,  and  resulted  in  the  election  of  Captain  Jno. 
V.  Wright  of  Company  F  as  Colonel,  Captain  A.  J.  Vaughan 
of  Company  E  as  Lieutenant-Colonel,  and  Captain  W.  E. 
Wintield  of  Company  G  as  Major. 

The  regiment  was  ordered  at  once  by  way  of  Memphis 
to  Randolph,  on  the  Mississippi  river,  when  the  organiza 
tion  was  completed  by  the  appointment  of  Lieutenant  W. 
E.  Morgan,  Company  C,  Adjutant ;  Dr.  J.  A.  Forbes,  Com 
pany  E,  Surgeon  ;  Dr.  B.  F.  Dickerson,  Company  I,  As 
sistant  Surgeon;  W.  E.  Dyer,  Company  G,  Commissary;. 
L.  B.Cabler,Company  A,  Regimental  Quartermaster ;  Peter 
Cole,  Company  H,  Sergeant-Major  ;  and  W.  D.  F.  Haffordr 
Chaplain. 

The  regiment  remained  at  Randolph  engaged  in  drilling,. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          11 

camp  duty,  etc.,  until  July  26th,  when  it  was  ordered  to 
New  Madrid,  Mo.,  and  placed  in  a  brigade  under  command 
of  Colonel  J.  P.  McCown,  who,  under  orders  from  General 
Gid.  J.  Pillow,  was  about  to  make  a  campaign  into  South 
west  Missouri  to  prevent  reinforcements  being  sent  to  the 
Federal  General  Lyons,  then  operating  in  that  section. 

On  the  18th  of  August,  1861,  the  troops  were  moved  in 
the  direction  of  Benton,  Mo.,  where  the  Thirteenth  Regi 
ment  arrived  on  the  19th.  This  was  the  first  campaign  or 
march  of  the  regiment,  and  though  in  the  middle  of  sum 
mer  during  a  severe  drouth,  under  a  burning  sun  and  over 
roads  shoe  deep  in  sand  and  dust,  it  was  cheerfully  per 
formed,  and  showed  an  endurance  and  fortitude  rarely  wit 
nessed  in  new  troops.  The  object  of  the  campaign  being 
accomplished,  the  command  returned  to  New  Madrid  on 
Sept.  2,  and  on  the  following  day  the  regiment  was  ordered 
to  Hickman,  Ky.,  where  it  was  placed  in  Cheatham's  Brig 
ade.  At  Hickman,  on  Sept.  4,  1861,  the  regiment  for  the 
first  time  caught  a  glimpse  of  the  "  boys  in  blue  "  and  saw 
the  first  "  burning  of  gunpowder,"  which  was  an  artillery 
duel  between  the  Federal  gunboats  and  the  Confederate 
land  batteries ;  but  it  was  at  long  range,  no  damage  was 
done,  and  the  gunboats  were  soon  withdrawn  up  the  river. 

About  this  time  General  Leonidas  Polk,  commanding 
the  Mississippi  Department,  determined  to  occupy  Colum 
bus,  Ky.,  and  ordered  General  B.  F.  Cheatham  to  proceed  at 
once  to  that  point,  where  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  arrived 
Sept.  6,  1861,  and  was  among  the  first,  if  not  the  first,  to 
occupy  that  important  position.  Nothing  but  camp  duty, 
throwing  up  heavy  fortifications  and  hard  and  constant 
drilling  occurred  in  the  regiment  until  Xov.  7,  when  it  was 


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reported  that  the  enemy  in  heavy  force  was  advancing  on 
Columbus  on  both  sides  of  the  river.  The  long  roll  was 
sounded  and  every  regiment  reported  at  once  and  fell  into 
line  on  its  parade  ground.  All  were  excited  and  anxious  to 
meet  the  enemy.  Soon  it  was  ascertained  that  a  heavy 
force  had  disembarked  from  their  gunboats  above  and  were 
moving  down  to  a  point  near  Belmont,  on  the  opposite  side 
of  the  river. 

The  Thirteenth  Regiment,  under  command  of  Colonel 
John  Y.  Wright,  having  been  supplied  with  ammunition, 
was  ordered  at  once  to  cross  the  river  and  take  position  on 
the  extreme  left  of  our  line  of  battle  near  Watson's  Bat 
tery.  Never  was  a  regiment  more  anxious  or  more  willing 
to  face  an  enemy.  It  was  the  maiden  fight  of  the  regiment 
and  every  man  felt  that  he  was  '•  on  his  mettle."  Though 
our  position  was  an  unfortunate  one — in  an  open  field,  the 
enemy  being  under  cover  of  thick  woods — this  regiment 
met  the  advance  with  the  steadiness  of  veterans  and  held 
its  position  and  fought  while  comrades  fell  on  every  side 
until  the  last  round  of  ammunition  was  exhausted,  and  the 
order  given  to  fall  back  to  the  river.  By  the  time  the  reg 
iment  reached  the  river  reinforcements  had  crossed  from 
Columbus  which  engaged  the  enemy  and  checked  his  fur 
ther  advance.  The  Thirteenth,  obtaining  a  fresh  supply 
of  ammunition,  rallied  and  again  advanced  gallantly  to  the 
contest,  which  had  become  fierce  and  obstinate.  In  a  short 
time  the  Federals  were  driven  from  their  position  and  fled 
to  their  gunboats,  hotly  pursued  by  the  Confederates.  At 
their  gunboats,  such  was  their  haste,  confusion  and  disorder 
that  they  did  not  attempt  to  return  the  fire.  The  Federal 
loss  here,  as  in  previous  engagements,  was  heavy. 


THIRTEENTH   REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          13 

The  loss  of  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  was  heavy  ;  out  of 
one  hundred  and  fourteen  killed  and  wounded,  thirty-four 
were  killed  on  the  field,  among  them  the  very  best  men  of 
Tennessee.  Their  names  should  never  be  forgotten,  and 
are  as  follow  : 

Company  A — A.  Middlemus,  First  Sergeant;  A.  J.  Mc- 
Cully  ;  Mike  McCully ;  Matthew  Rhea,  First  Lieutenant 
commanding. 

Company  B — F.  M.  Stockinger;  W.  H.  Burnett,  Second 
Corporal. 

Company  C — Arthur  R.  Pittman  ;  J.  W.  Rogers  ;  Robt. 
F.  Dukes,  Lieutenant;  J.  P  Farrow  ;  J.  W.  Harris. 

Company  D—  W.  H.  Parks  ;  W.  H.  Polk  ;  Jno.  H.  Shaw  ; 
Albert  G.  Zaracer;  B.  M.  Dozier. 

Company  E — S.  J.  Roberson  ;  Geo.  R.  Tiller  ;  E.  Wales 
New  by. 

Company  F — H.  H.  Barnett;  E.  H.  Hill ;  John  A.  Jones, 
Sr. ;  C.  H.  Middleton. 

Company  G — P.  N.  D.Bennett;  Jno.  Mayo;  Jno.  C.Penn. 
Company  H — George  Hall;  Wm.  J.  Dunlap. 
Company  I— C.  C.  Cawhon  ;   L.  F.  Hamlet;  John   G. 
Nesbit ;  H.  H.  Waggoner ;  James  Hamlet. 

Company  K— Y.  W.  Hall ;  K.  A.  Parrish  ;  Jas.  L.  Smith. 

J.  P.  Farrow  and  Wm.  J.  Dunlap  were  the  first  men  in 
the  regiment  who  yielded  their  young  lives  in  battle  to 
the  Confederate  cause,  and  were  killed  by  the  first  volley 
of  the  enemy's  fire. 

Early  in  action  Colonel  John  V.  Wright  was  painfully 
injured  in  the  knee  by  the  fall  of  his  horse  which  was  shot 


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under  him.  I,  who  then  took  command  of  the  regiment, 
had  two  horses  shot  under  me  :  the  first  at  the  very  com 
mencement  of  the  engagement;  the  second  (which  had  been 
out  out  of  Watson's  Battery  after  its  men  had  been  driven 
from  their  guns)  was  shot  just  as  I  reached  the  river  bank. 

Never  did  men  display  more  heroic  courage  and  deport 
themselves  in  a  more  soldierlike  manner,  and  while  it  is 
impossible  in  this  brief  sketch  to  refer  to  all  the  acts  of 
devotion  and  fidelity  to  the  Southern  cause  performed  by 
the  officers  and  men  of  this  regiment,  Lieutenant  Matthew 
Khea  certainly  deserves  special  mention.  As  soon  as  the 
regiment  took  position  in  line  of  battle,  in  command  of  his 
company  (A)  he  was  sent  to  the  extreme  left  of  our  line 
with  instruction  to  extend  his  line  to  the  river,  which  he 
did.  By  some  means  the  enemy  got  in  between  him  and 
the  regiment,  thus  cutting  him  off.  Though  surrounded 
he  continued  to  fight,  and  rather  than  surrender  his  sword, 
which  had  been  worthily  worn  by  his  grandfather,  he  fell 
at  the  hands  of  the  enemy.  A  braver,  truer  or  more  faith 
ful  officer  never  fought  for  any  cause. 

About  this  time,  if  not  on  the  very  day  of  the  battle  of 
Belmont,  Colonel  John  V.  Wright  was  elected  to  the  Con 
federate  Congress,  and  resigned  his  position  as  Colonel  of 
the  regiment.  No  man  ever  stood  higher  in  the  estimation 
of  his  soldiers  or  was  more  beloved  by  them. 

Upon  the  resignation  of  Colonel  Wright  I  was  unani 
mously  elected  Colonel  of  the  regiment.  I  was  a  discip 
linarian  while  on  duty  of  the  strictest  school,  which  for 
the  first  months  of  the  war  made  me  very  unpopular  with 
volunteer  soldiers,  but  only  one  fight  was  necessary  to  sat 
isfy  them  that  an  undisciplined  army  was  nothing  more 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          15 

than  an  armed  mob.  Adjutant  W.  E.  Morgan  wan  now 
elected  Lieutenant- Colonel,  and  Lieutenant  Richard  M. 
Harwell  of  Company  E  was  appointed  Adjutant. 

After  the  battle  of  Belmont  and  while  at  Columbus,  Ky., 
the  measles  broke  out  in  the  regiment,  and  it  was  a  matter 
of  surprise  that  there  should  be  so  many  grown  men  who 
had  never  had  the  measles.  So  many  were  down  at  one 
time  that  there  were  scarcely  enough  well  ones  to  wait  on 
the  sick,  and  many  died. 

Early  in  the  spring  it  became  necessary  to  move  our  lines 
further  south,  and  Columbus  was  evacuated  March  1 2, 1862. 
The  Thirteenth  was  ordered  to  Union  City,  and  four  days 
later  to  Corinth,  Miss.,  where  it  arrived  March  19,  1862. 
Before  leaving  Columbus,  however,  there  had  been  some 
changes  made  in  the  command.  General  B.  F.  Cheatham 
had  been  promoted  to  a  division  commander,  and  the  Thir 
teenth  was  assigned  to  Colonel  R.  M.  Russell's  Brigade, 
General  Chas.  Clark's  Division.  In  this  brigade  and  divis 
ion  the  regiment  remained  until  after  the  battle  of  Shiloh. 

About  this  time  the  enemy  was  known  to  be  landing 
and  concentrating  a  large  force  at  Pittsburg  Landing,  on 
the  Tennessee  river.  It  was  determined  by  Gen.  Albert 
Sidney  Johnston,  who  had  been  placed  in  command,  to 
give  battle ;  so  on  the  3rd  of  April,  1862,  the  regiment, 
with  the  whole  army,  was  moved  toward  the  point  of 
attack,  but  heavy  rains  and  bad  roads  prevented  forming 
line  of  battle  until  the  evening  of  the  5th  of  April.  That 
night  a  council  of  war  was  held,  and  though  some  officers 
were  opposed,  an  attack  was  determined  upon. 

On  the  morning  of  the  6th,  just  as  the  sun  in  all  its  splen 
dor  was  rising  above  the  horizon,  and  while  in  the  second 


16  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

line  of  battle,  General  Clark  rode  up  to  us  and  stated  that 
Marks'  Louisiana  Regiment  had  been  repulsed,  and  asked, 
"  Can  you  take  that  battery  yonder,  which  is  annoying  our 
troops  so  much  ?"  Having  such  unlimited  confidence  in 
the  Thirteenth,  I  replied,  "  We  can  take  it."  Whereupon 
the  regiment  was  moved  by  the  right  flank,  under  cover  of 
a  hill,  until  in  proper  position,  and  then  fronted  the  battery 
and  advanced  rapidly  up  the  hill.  All  was  well  until  the 
crest  of  the  hill  was  reached,  when  the  enemy  opened  fire 
with  canister,  grape  and  musketry,  which  was  so  severe 
that  it  literally  tore  the  regiment  in  two.  But,  though,  for 
a  moment  checked,  nothing  daunted,  our  officers  and  men 
gallantly  stood  their  ground,  and  poured  into  the  ranks  of 
the  enemy  such  deadly  volleys  as  to  cause  them  to  waver, 
and  then  with  the  "  rebel  yell"  rushed  so  impetuously  upon 
them  that  they  could  no  longer  stand,  precipitately  fleeing 
and  leaving  battery  and  dead  and  wounded  on  the  field. 

This  was  indeed  a  brilliant  charge,  and  only  equaled  on 
that  battlefield  by  the  charge  made  shortly  afterward  by 
that  magnificent  regiment,  the  Fourth  Tennessee.  But  the 
loss  to  the  regiment  was  terrible  ;  some  of  Tennessee's  best 
blood  was  shed  here,  and  many  a  noble  spirit  sank  to  rise 
no  more. 

The  balance  of  the  day  the  regiment,  though  not  actively 
engaged,  was  for  the  most  time  under  heavy  fire  in  chang 
ing  and  shifting  positions  and  in  supporting  and  relieving 
other  troops.  It  was  present  and  assisted  in  capturing  Gen. 
Lew  Wallace  and  his  brigade  late  in  the  evening  on  the 
bank  of  the  Tennessee  river,  to  which  point  we  had  driven 
the  enemy.  Here,  because  of  the  steep  bluff,  the  gunboats 
could  not  reach  us,  and  a  rain  of  iron  and  lead  passed  over 

By  oversight   I    have  printed   on    page   J6   the 
name  LEW  WALLACE.     Of  course  it  should 
been  GEN.  PRENTICE. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          17 

our  heads  until  late  in  the  night.  Under  orders  the  regi 
ment  retired  from  the  river  bank  and  bivouaced  for  the 
night  in  the  enemy's  camp,  rich  with  quartermaster's  stores, 
commissary  supplies  and  sutlers'  goods. 

Every  officer  and  soldier  of  the  regiment  sank  to  sleep 
serenaded  by  the  guns  from  the  river,  and  supposed  that 
the  battle  was  won  and  the  victory  ours.  But  how  sadly 
disappointed  next  morning,  when  it  was  known  that  Buell 
had  arrived  and  crossed  the  river  that  night  with  his  whole 
army,  and  was  drawn  up  in  line  with  fresh  troops  to  renew 
the  contest.  Though  not  anticipating  such  a  state  of  affairs, 
the  regiment  was  formed  by  early  dawn  and  moved  forward 
to  meet  the  enemy  as  proudly  and  defiantly  as  on  the  day 
before.  But  their  batteries,  within  easy  range  and  supported 
by  columns  of  infantry,  opened  such  a  terrible  fire  of  grape 
and  canister  that  we  were  forced  to  retire  and  seek  shelter 
beyond  the  next  ridge.  By  this  time  the  whole  Confeder 
ate  forces  were  hotly  engaged,  and  from  right  to  left  was 
one  continuous  roar  of  artillery  and  musketry.  The  strug 
gle  was  terrific,  and  closer  and  harder  fighting  was  never 
done  on  any  battlefield;  and  though  the  enemy  were  held 
at  bay  from  early  dawn  till  nearly  noon,  it  was  apparent 
that  the  unequal  contest  could  not  be  much  longer  main 
tained.  So  the  Confederate  forces  were  gradually  with 
drawn,  and  the  army  returned  to  its  old  camp  grounds  at 
Corinth,  Miss.  No  attempt  was  made  by  the  enemy  to  fol 
low.  The  first  day's  fight  of  this  battle  was  the  grandest 
of  the  war — less  friction,  more  concert  of  action,  more  thor 
ough  co-operation  and  better  generalship  displayed — every 
thing  moved  with  clock  -  like  precision  —  a  master  mind 
directed  the  whole  until  General  A.  S.  Johnston  fell. 


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Throughout  the  two  days'  fight  even-  officer  and  man  of 
the  Thirteenth  did  his  whole  duty,  as  shown  by  the  heavy 
loss  in  killed  and  wounded.  We  lost  one  hundred  and 
twelve  men  killed  and  wounded,  and  of  this  number  forty- 
two  fell  dead  on  the  bloody  field,  thus  sealing  their  devo 
tion  with  their  lives  to  the  cause  they  believed  right.  Their 
names  deserve  to  be  remembered  by  their  countrymen,  and 
are  as  follow  : 

Robert  Thompson,  B.  F.  Eaton,  H.  B.  Hunt,  11.  Har 
rison,  J.  M.  Moore,  James  Moore,  N.  Matthews,  11.  M. 
Thompson  and  Lieut.  C.  II.  Whitmore  of  Company  A;  J. 
G.  Babbett,  Lieut.  S.  B.  Dugan  and  Henry  Walker  of  Com 
pany  B;  W.  B.  Dukes,  C.  P.  Graham,  II.  J.  Hutchinson, 
Thos.  Rainey  (color  bearer)  and  W.  L.  Stokes  of  Company 
C ;  Second  Lieut.  W.  F.  Cowan,  First  Lieut.  J.  W.  Cunning 
ham,  11.  D.  Eaton  and  Capt.  John  A.  Wilkins  of  Company 
D;  D.  C.  Arnett,  D.  C.  Bull,  J.  C.  Black  and  M.  C.  Gris- 
son  of  Company  E;  M.  Donelly,  J.  N.  Guthrie,  Jno.  Mor 
gan,  William  Saunders,  J.  D.  Springer  and  B.  Thomas  of 
Company  F;  M.  M.  McKinstry,  J.  II.  Brown  and  J.  0. 
Winfield  of  Company  G;  E.  O.  Chambers,  S.  0.  Cole,  D. 
11.  lloyster  and  Carr  Young  of  Company  H  ;  Jno.  Mitchell, 
Lewis  Roberson,  J.  N.  Vandyke  and  G.  W.  Borger  of  Com 
pany  I ;  Carroll  Chitwood  of  Company  K. 

From  the  opening  to  the  close  of  this  engagement  I  was 
most  ably  and  efficiently  assisted  in  the  management  and 
direction  of  the  regiment  by  Lieut. -Col.  W.  E.  Morgan, 
Adjutant  R.  M.  Harwell,  and  Major  W.  E.  Wintield.  Ad 
jutant  Harwell  was  painfully  wounded  in  the  first  engage 
ment  but  remained  at  his  post  of  duty  until  the  close  of  the 
struggle.  Lieut.-Colonel  Morgan  and  Major  Winfield  had 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          19 

their  horses  shot,  and  I  had  two  horses  shot  under  me  and 
was  struck  by  a  spent  ball  that  did  no  serious  harm. 

While  at  Corinth,  the  period  for  which  the  regiment 
had  enlisted  having  expired,  it  re-enlisted  for  the  war  and 
reorganized.  Company  A,  from  some  disaffection  or  dis 
satisfaction,  refused  to  reorganize,  and  was  consolidated 
with  Company  D,  and  the  deficiency  supplied  by  the  ad 
mission  of  Company  L,  Zollicoffer's  Avengers,  Captain 
C.  B.  Jones,  of  LaGrauge,  Tenn.  On  the  28th  of  April, 
186*2,  the  reorganization  was  perfected  by  the  election  of 
the  following  officers  :  I  was  unanimously  re-elected  Colo 
nel  ;  W.  E.  Morgan  unanimously  re-elected  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  ;  Sergeant-Major  P.  H.  Cole  elected  Major;  Lieut. 
R.  M.  Harwell  re-elected  Adjutant.  Many  changes  were 
made  in  line  officers,  but  the  writer  has  no  data  from  which 
to  supply  them.  While  at  Corinth  the  regiment,  from  the 
use  of  bad  and  unhealthy  water,  suffered  very  much  with 
sickness,  and  many  were  furloughed  on  sick  leave  to  recu 
perate  for  the  summer  campaign. 

The  enemy  in  the  meantime  having  recovered  from  the 
severe  blow  received  at  Shiloh  commenced  to  advance  on 
Corinth  by  gradual  approaches,  and  by  the  latter  part  of 
May  was  in  the  vicinity  of  that  place.  The  regiment  was 
daily  engaged  in  heavy  skirmishes,  and  sometimes  in  sharp 
engagements  but  with  small  losses.  On  May  13, 1862,  Cor 
inth  was  evacuated,  and  the  Thirteenth  fell  back  by  way  of 
Baldwin  to  Tupelo,  Miss.  Here,  with  good  water,  the  health 
of  the  regiment  improved  rapidly,  and  with  strict  discipline 
and  constant  drilling  we  soon  became  one  of  the  crack 
regiments  in  that  army. 

About  this  time  General  Charles  Clark,  commanding  the 


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division,  was  assigned  to  another  department,  and  bis  divis 
ion  broken  up  and  assigned  to  other  commands.  The  Thir 
teenth  was  assigned  to  Cheatham's  Division  and  General 
Preston  Smith's  Brigade,  which,  on  July  10,  1862,  was 
ordered  to  report  to  General  E.  Kirby  Smith  at  Knoxville, 
Tenn.,  who  was  about  to  make  a  campaign  into  Kentucky. 
Everything  being  ready  the  Thirteenth,  with  the  forces 
under  General  Smith,  moved  on  the  13th  day  of  August 
into  Kentucky  by  way  of  Wilson  Gap,  and  on  the  18th  of 
August  arrived  at  Cumberland  Gap  after  a  weary  and  toil 
some  march  of  five  days.  From  this  point  by  way  of  Man 
chester  the  forces  were  moved  in  the  direction  of  Richmond, 
Ky.  The  enemy  was  watching  the  movement,  and  had 
sent  forward  General  Bull  Nelson  with  a  large  force  of 
infantry,  artillery  and  cavalry  to  check  our  advance.  A 
battle  was  now  imminent. 

Early  on  the  morning  of  August  30  the  army  was  put  in 
motion,  and  by  8  o'clock  while  marching  up  the  road  a 
shell  from  the  enemy's  battery  not  far  off  came  whizzing 
over  the  head  of  our  advancing  column  and  exploded  high 
in  the  air.  The  Thirteenth  with  the  other  regiments  of 
the  brigade  immediately  deployed  in  line  of  battle  on  the 
right  of  the  road,  when  Allen's  sharpshooters  under  com 
mand  of  Lieut.  Creighton  were  sent  forward  and  deployed 
as  skirmishers,  with  instructions  to  feel  the  enemy  and 
develop  their  position.  This  being  done  the  regiment  with 
the  brigade  was  ordered  to  advance,  and  in  a  short  time  a 
most  terrific  fire  was  opened  by  both  sides  from  one  end  of 
the  line  to  the  other.  The  enemy  occupied  a  strong  position 
and  stubbornly  held  their  ground,  but  onward  the  Confed 
erates  continued  to  march,  when,  with  a  charge  and  a  yell 


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in  front  and  a  volley  on  their  flank,  which  General  Smith 
with  the  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth  Sr.  had  succeeded 
in  reaching,  the  enemy  precipitately  fled,  hotly  pursued  and 
pressed  by  the  Confederates.  The  enemy  lay  thick  upon 
the  field,  and  their  loss  was  heavy.  The  Thirteenth's  loss 
was  also  heavy  in  officers  and  men,  and  among  them  some 
of  Tennessee's  best  and  bravest  soldiers. 

It  was  in  this  first  engagement  that  Lieutenant  Edward 
Lanier  of  Company  G  was  killed,  a  young,  brilliant  and 
gallant  officer  who,  had  he  lived,  would  either  as  citizen 
or  soldier  have  inscribed  his  name  high  up  on  the  roll  of 
fame.  Gifted  by  nature,  young,  aspiring  and  ambitious  it 
seemed  hard  that  he  should  have  been  stricken  down  at  the 
very  threshold  of  his  manhood.  A  truer  soldier  never  shed 
his  blood  on  his  country's  altar.  Here,  too,  General  Pat 

Cleburne  was  wounded  in  the  mouth,  and   had  to  retire 

« 

from  the  field,  whereupon  the  command  of  the  division 
devolved  upon  Brigadier-General  Preston  Smith,  and  that 
of  the  brigade  on  me,  and  that  of  the  regiment  on  Lieu 
tenant-Colonel  W.  E.  Morgan. 

The  enemy  after  retiring  a  couple  of  miles  made  a  sec 
ond  stand,  but  so  impetuous  was  the  second  attack  that 
after  a  short  engagement  they  broke  in  disorder  and  con 
fusion,  and  did  not  halt  until  at  or  near  Richmond,  where 
for  the  last  time  they  made  a  stand,  and  it  was  here  that 
they  were  completely  routed  and  demoralized. 

This  was  the  most  complete  victory  gained  during  the 
war  in  which  the  Thirteenth  participated.  Nothing  escaped. 
AH  the  enemy's  artillery,  their  artillery  horses,  their  trans 
portation,  quartermaster  and  commissary  supplies,  together 
with  all  their  camp  equipage  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  Con- 


22  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

federates.  In  this  engagement  our  forces  captured  and 
paroled  more  officers  and  men  than  General  E.  Kirby  Smith 
had  in  his  command.  The  Thirteenth  did  its  whole  duty, 
as  attested  hy  the  killed  on  that  battlefield  as  follow  :  R. 
A.  Donalson,  W.  L.  Fullerton,  S.  G.  Lawrence,  Company 
A ;  T.  F.  Gaither,  Company  B ;  W.  L.  Rhodes,  Company 
C;  Jas.  J.  Lawrence,  W.  H.  Minter,  Company  D;  T.  M. 
Ballard,  Company  E;  H.  L.  Winningham,  Company  F; 
Lieutenant  Edward  Lanier,  Edward  Dicks,  Company  G; 
Wm.  Claiburn,  R.  H.  Crouch,  Company  H;  John  Reed,  R. 
R.  Stone,  B.  F.  Holtom,  Company  I;  John  H.  Gates,  B. 
G.  Sims,  H.  A.  Gray,  J.  S.  Jenkins,  M.  R.  Winfield,  B.  W. 
Wilkerson,  Company  L. 

In  this  battle  I  received  from  the  hands  of  a  captain  of 
an  Indiana  company  a  beautiful  and  highly  ornamented 
sword,  which  had  been  presented  to  him  by  the  citizens  of 
his  town  when  he  started  to  the  war.  After  the  first  attack 
the  Federal  captain  was  retreating  with  his  company  when 
he  was  shot  in  the  leg.  Unable  to  proceed  further  a  pri 
vate  of  the  Thirteenth  ran  up  to  him  and  ordered  the  sur 
render  of  his  sword.  This  he  refused  to  do,  saying  that 
he  would  surrender  it  to  an  officer,  but  never  to  a  private. 
This  so  enraged  the  private  that  he  was  in  the  very  act  of 
shooting  him  when  I  rode  up  and  ordered  him  not  to  shoot 
a  prisoner,  whereupon  the  officer  extended  to  me  his  sword, 
and  thanked  me  for  saving  his  life.  1  wore  this  sword  a 
long  time,  but  while  on  leave  of  absence  left  it  in  charge 
of  a  young  Confederate  officer  who,  being  insulted  by  a 
negro,  broke  it  over  his  head. 

After  the  battle  of  Richmond  the  Thirteenth  with  the 
brigade  marched  to  Lexington,  Ky. ;  thence  to  Cynthiana, 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE    INFANTRY.          23 

thence  to  Covington,  thence  to  Frankfort,  and  joined  Gen. 
Bragg's  army  just  before  the  battle  of  Perryville,  where  it 
rejoined  Cheatham's  Division. 

The  next  engagement  was  the  battle  of  Perryville,  which 
was  fought  on  October  8,  1862.  In  this  battle  the  Thir 
teenth  with  the  brigade  was  not  actively  engaged,  but  was 
held  in  reserve,  and  with  the  brigade  acted  as  rear  guard 
to  the  army  on  its  march  out  of  Kentucky. 

Our  march  into  Kentucky  was  an  ovation.  We  were  the 
first  infantry  troops  to  enter  that  part  of  the  State,  and  as 
soon  as  we  crossed  the  mountains  and  struck  the  Blue 
Grass  region,  the  demonstration  of  sympathy  for  the  South 
and  the  hearty  welcome  extended  us  filled  every  heart  with 
profound  gratitude.  Citizens  all  along  our  line  of  march 
received  us  with  open  arms,  and  showed  us  every  hospi 
tality.  When  we  halted  for  the  night,  droves  of  fattest 
cattle,  herds  of  the  fattest  sheep,  and  wagonloads  of  corn 
and  hay,  were  driven  to  our  camp.  Even  the  women — 
God  bless  them — brought  to  our  soldiers  the  delicacies  of 
the  table  and  garden.  We  thought  that  Kentucky  was 
ours,  and  that  no  Federal  force  would  invade  her  beauti 
ful  territory ;  but,  alas !  how  soon  the  scene  shifted. 

The  retreat  out  of  Kentucky  was  one  of  greater  trial 
and  hardship  than  any  march  made  during  the  war.  Over 
a  rough  and  barren  country,  without  shoes  and  thinly  clad, 
with  scarcely  anything  to  eat,  the  suffering  was  great,  yet 
it  was  borne  with  fortitude  and  without  a  murmur. 

The  regiment,  with  the  army,  reached  Knoxville  on  Oc 
tober  24, 1862.  From  Knoxville  the  Thirteenth  was  moved 
by  rail  to  Tullahoma,  where  it  received  a  fresh  supply  of 
clothing,  blankets,  shoes,  etc.,  which  was  so  much  needed. 


24  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


After  a  few  weeks'  rest  we  were  marched  to  Murfreesboro, 
where  we  arrived  the  latter  part  of  November,  1862.  It  was 
here  that  smallpox  broke  out  in  the  regiment,  and  it  was 
detached  from  the  brigade,  but  by  strict  quarantine  and 
vaccination  it  was  soon  checked  —  not,  however,  without 
the  loss  of  some  good  soldiers. 

Early  on  the  morning  of  December  30,  1862,  we  com 
menced  that  hard-fought  and  stubbornly-contested  battle 
of  Murfreesboro,  or  Stone  River.  It  was  a  most  terrific 
contest  —  one  that  brought  forth  those  shining  and  bril 
liant  qualities  of  the  Southern  volunteer  which  made  him 
so  renowned  in  the  Mexican  and  other  wars.  In  the  ab 
sence  of  Brigadier- General  Preston  Smith,  I  was  in  com 
mand  of  the  brigade  and  Lieutenant-Col.  W.  E.  Morgan  in 
command  of  the  regiment.  In  this  fight  the  Thirteenth, 
as  in  every  other  from  Belmont  to  Murfreesboro,  took  an 
active  part,  and  did  its  whole  duty  and  gathered  fresh  lau 
rels.  It  was  the  most  satisfactory  fight,  both  to  the  officers 
and  men,  that  was  made  by  the  regiment  during  the  war. 
With  the  exception  of  a  slight  check  in  the  morning,  it 
drove  the  enemy  from  every  position  from  early  dawn  till 
late  in  the  evening;  and  though  every  inch  of  ground  was 
fiercely  contested,  the  regiment  never  faltered,  but  onward 
like  an  avalanche  it  swept  everything  before  it.  I  had  two 
horses  shot  under  me,  and  the  horse  of  every  field  and  staff 
officer  of  the  regiment  was  killed. 

In  this  engagement  I  witnessed  an  exhibition  of  disci 
pline  and  coolness  that  I  never  saw  on  any  other  battle 
field.  We  had  in  our  front  and  opposed  to  us  a  brigade  of 
United  States  Regulars;  they  were  formed  in  two  lines  of 
battle  some  distance  apart.  Firing  as  we  advanced,  their 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          25 

first  line  waited  until  we  got  within  easy  range  and  then 
coolly  delivered  their  fire;  without  waiting  to  reload  they 
faced  to  the  rear  and  double-quicked  through  their  second 
line  and  reformed  in  line  of  battle.  The  second  line  then 
awaited  our  approach,  and  though  their  men  were  falling 
fast  around  them,  they  coolly  delivered  their  fire  and  retired 
through  the  first  line  and  reformed  in  line  of  battle;  and 
thus  they  continued  to  fire  and  fall  back  until  they  were 
driveji  across  a  large  field.  Their  lines  were  plainly  marked 
by  their  dead,  who  lay  thick  upon  the  ground. 

These  were  Americans  fighting  Americans  —  the  one, 
the  trained  soldier,  who  fought  because  he  was  ordered  to 
do  so,  and  because  of  the  old  flag  and  that  Union  which 
he  believed  ought  to  be  eternal;  the  other,  the  Southern 
volunteer,  who  fought  because  he  believed  that  his  home 
and  fireside  were  invaded  and  that  his  constitutional  rights 
were  trampled  upon.  Both  exhibited  a  courage  which  com 
mands  the  world's  admiration. 

In  this  battle  a  battery  of  four  beautiful  Napoleon  guns 
was  captured  from  the  Federals.  Four  divisions  of  our 
army  claimed  to  have  participated  in  the  capture,  and  each 
division  laid  claims  to  the  battery.  A  conference  of  the 
officers  of  the  divisions  was  called,  and  after  a  full  discus 
sion  and  careful  consideration  of  the  claims  of  each  divis 
ion,  it  was  decided  that  one  of  the  guns  should  be  given  to 
each  division,  and  that  upon  it  should  be  inscribed  the  name 
of  the  most  gallant  and  meritorious  soldier  who  fell  on  that 
battlefield.  One  of  the  guns  was  given  to  Cheatham's  Di 
vision  and  assigned  to  Preston  Smith's  Brigade.  At  that- 
time  I  was  Colonel  of  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Regiment 
and  W.  E.  Morgan  Lieutenant-Colonel;  but  in  the  absence 


26  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

of  Gen.  Preston  Smith  I  commanded  the  brigade  and  Lieu 
tenant-Colonel  Morgan  the  regiment.  He  fell  in  the  first 
day's  fight,  and  by  unanimous  consent  his  name  was  in 
scribed  upon  the  gun,  and  read  as  follows  :  "  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  W.  E.  Morgan,  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Regiment, 
Pres.  Smith's  Brigade,  Cheatham's  Division,  Polk's  Corps. " 
This  gun  was  assigned  to  Scott's  Battery,  and  at  the  battle 
of  Chickamauga  it  was  skillfully  handled  and  did  effective 
work  in  checking  the  advance  of  the  Federals;  but  when 
Gen.  Grant  attacked  our  lines  at  Missionary  Ridge,  it  was 
recaptured  by  the  Federal  forces,  and  today  it  stands  a 
silent  sentinel  in  the  beautiful  "  Park  of  Gettysburg."  Cap 
tured  and  recaptured  on  two  famous  battlefields,  it  stands 
there  a  proof  of  the  heroism  of  both  sides ;  it  stands  there 
as  ready  to  do  service  for  the  stars  and  stripes  as  it  once 
did  for  that  other  flag  which  lived  its  brief  life  always  in 
the  storm  of  battle,  and  which,  without  dishonor,  was  laid 
aside  and  folded  forever,  with  no  other  stain  upon  its  fold 
than  that  of  heroes'  blood  shed  to  give  it  life. 

Here  it  was  that  Lieutenant- Colonel  W.  E.  Morgan,  the 
pride  of  the  regiment  and  the  hero  of  so  many  brilliant 
achievements,  fell  mortally  wounded;  he  fought  his  way 
up  from  Lieutenant  of  his  company  (C)  to  Lieutenant-Col 
onel  of  the  regiment,  and  no  promotion  was  ever  more  de 
served.  Major  P.  H.  Cole  also  fell  in  this  battle ;  he,  too, 
deserves  the  gratitude  of  his  countrymen  for  the  faithful 
discharge  of  his  duty.  It  was  here,  too,  that  Private  W. 
A.  Abernathy  was  killed;  though  a  mere  youth  he  was 
endowed  with  all  of  those  sterling  qualities  which  make 
heroes ;  he  was  every  inch  a  soldier;  whether  on  the  march, 
in  the  camp,  or  on  the  field  of  battle,  he  was  the  life  and 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE    INFANTRY.          27 

pride  of  his  comrades  ;  though  offered  promotion  he  always 
refused,  saying  he  preferred  lighting  in  the  ranks.  Here, 
too,  J.  A.  Stone,  though  severely  wounded,  bound  up  his 
wounds  and  returned  to  his  company,  remaining  with  it 
and  leading  every  charge  during  the  day. 

Upon  the  fall  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  W.  E.  Morgan  and 
Major  P.  H.  Cole,  R.  F.  Lanier,  senior  Captain,  the  bravest 
of  the  brave,  took  command  of  the  regiment  and  led  it 
throughout  the  remainder  of  the  tight  with  skill  and  judg 
ment,  and  made  for  himself  a  character  for  dash  and  daring 
that  followed  him  throughout  the  war ;  no  man  in  the  army 
of  Tennessee  was  more  devoted  to  the  Southern  cause. 

The  regiment  went  into  this  battle  with  two  hundred 
and  twenty-six  officers  and  men,  and  lost  in  killed  and 
wounded  one  hundred  and  ten.  Twenty-eight  were  killed 
and  their  names  should  be  ever  remembered  with  affection. 
They  are: 

J.  C.  Kelly,  Company  A  ;  G.  H.  Adams,  Logan  Mc- 
Kinstry,  W.  B.  Reed,  W.  R.  Carter,  J.  C.  Tharp,  E.  M. 
Waller,  Company  B  ;  Boggan  Cash,  Wayne  Holman,  Lieu 
tenant-Colonel  W.  E.  Morgan,  Captain  John  H.  Morgan, 
Palmer  P.  Tuggle,  Company  C;  W.  A.  Abernathy,  Wil 
liam  Greene,  Company  E ;  M.  N.  Burns,  Company  F ;  J. 
W.  Jones,  Otey  Gloster,  W.  H.  Simmons,  Company  G  ; 
Maj.  P.  H.  Cole,  T.  J.  Forgey,  S.  D.  Aikin,  Company  H  ; 
J.  McLaughlin,  D.  R.  Tillman,  J.  H.  McLaughlin,  Com 
pany  I ;  James  F.  Dukes,  Carter  E.  Skipwith,  Company  K; 
R.  J.  Bailey,  Company  L.  Boggan  Cash  was  the  only  one 
whose  fate  was  not  absolutely  kno\vn.  He  was  in  every 
charge  of  his  company  and  could  not  have  been  wounded 
or  captured,  as  none  of  the  ground  fought  over  was  reoc- 


28  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


cupied  by  the  enemy.  He  was  a  brave  and  true  soldier 
and  always  at  his  post  of  duty. 

On  the  night  of  the  first  day's  fight  General  Preston 
Smith  returned  to  the  brigade  and  assumed  command,  and 
I  returned  to  the  regiment.  In  the  second  day's  fight  the 
regiment  was  not  actively  engaged  and  lost  no  men.  On 
the  night  of  January  2, 1863,  the  regiment  with  the  brigade 
was  withdrawn  toward  Murfreesboro,  and  the  retreat  to 
Shelbyville  commenced,  which  point  the  regiment  reached 
the  next  day  and  went  into  camp.  The  enemy  did  not 
attempt  to  follow. 

At  Shelbyville  the  Thirteenth  and  One  Hundred  and 
Fifty-fourth  Sr.  Regiments,  having  become  so  reduced  in 
numbers,  were  consolidated.  I  was  retained  as  Colonel. 
Captain  H.  W.  Pittman  of  the  Thirteenth,  who  had  been 
promoted  to  Lieutenant-Colonel,  was  retained  with  same 
rank,  and  Major  John  W.  Dawson  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  Fifty-fourth  Sr.  as  Major.  Though  consolidated,  nei 
ther  regiment  ever  lost  its  identity,  and  each  was  known  to 
the  close  of  the  war  by  its  original  regimental  appellation. 
From  Belmontto  Murfreesboro  they  had  fought  side  by  side 
on  every  battlefield.  In  daylight  or  in  darkness,  in  victory 
or  in  defeat,  they  had  stood  shoulder  to  shoulder.  Each 
knew  the  worth  and  value  of  the  other  and  both  had  but 
one  purpose  in  view — and  that  purpose,  even  to  the  extent 
of  their  lives,  was  to  maintain  the  honor  of  Tennessee  and 
uphold  the  Confederacy.  From  this  time  to  the  close  of 
the  war  the  history  of  the  two  regiments  was  one  common 
history.  The  glory  of  the  one  was  the  pride  of  the  other, 
and  neither  ever  lost  hope  until  the  Confederate  banner 
went  down  forever. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          29 

From  Shelbyville  the  army  fell  back  across  the  Cumber 
land  mountains,  thus  occupying  the  same  position  it  did 
twelve  months  previous,  and  before  it  started  into  Ken 
tucky.  Tennesseeans  for  the  second  time  saw  their  section 
abandoned,  yet  true  to  the  Southern  cause,  cheerfully  fol 
lowed  the  fortunes  of  the  Confederate  flag. 

The  next  important  event  in  the  history  of  the  regiment 
was  the  hard-fought  battle  of  Chickamauga,  on  September 
19  and  20,  1863.  It  was  the  first  battle  after  the  two  regi 
ments  had  been  consolidated  that  they  had  fought,  and  each 
sustained  its  former  record  and  gathered  fresh  laurels.  Af 
ter  two  days  of  grand  and  magnificent  fighting  the  enemy 
was  completely  routed  and  victory  perched  on  the  Confed 
erate  banner ;  but,  alas !  its  fruits  were  lost  by  the  tardy 
movements  of  the  army  in  following  up  the  victory.  It  is 
not  for  the  writer  to  say  who  was  at  fault,  but  it  was  appa 
rent  to  all  that  some  one  was  to  blame. 

The  loss  in  killed  and  wounded  on  both  sides  was  exceed 
ingly  heavy,  and  the  Thirteenth  lost  some  of  its  best  officers 
and  bravest  men.  It  was  here,  on  the  night  of  the  first 
day's  fight  (Sept.  19,  1863),  that  General  Preston  Smith 
fell.  The  circumstances  of  his  death  are  worthy  of  record 
here. 

After  heavy  fighting  all  day,  Cheatham's  Division  was 
formed  in  the  second  line  of  battle,  and  Preston  Smith's 
Brigade  was  ordered  to  keep  within  five  hundred  paces  of 
Deshler's  Texas  Brigade  of  the  first  line.  The  two  lines 
were  ordered  forward  with  instructions  to  march  directly 
to  the  front ;  but  Deshler's  Brigade,  on  account  of  obstruc 
tions  and  the  irregularity  of  the  ground,  instead  of  march 
ing  directly  to  the  front,  obliqued  to  the  left  and  passed 


30  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


unnoticed  an  isolated  regiment  which  proved  to  be  the 
Seventy-seventh  Pennsylvania,  which  had  in  some  unac 
countable  manner  become  separated  from  the  Federal  army. 
Smith's  Brigade,  marching  directly  to  the  front,  was  ap 
proaching  too  near  the  first  line,  when  Gen.  Smith,  thinking 
it  was  getting  too  close,  as  he  supposed,  to  Deshler's  Brig 
ade,  ordered  a  halt  and  rode  forward  with  his  volunteer 
aid,  Captain  King  of  Georgia,  to  see  why,  as  he  thought, 
Deshler's  Brigade  had  halted.  Riding  up  to  the  Federal 
regiment  he  was  discovered  to  be  a  Confederate  officer  and 
was  fired  upon  and  instantly  killed,  as  was  Captain  King. 
It  was  now  becoming  dark,  and  I  being  on  the  right,  and 
also  supposing  that  Deshler's  Brigade  had  halted,  I  rode 
forward  with  Captain  John  Donaldson  at  my  side  to  inquire 
the  cause.  When  within  thirty  or  forty  yards  of  the  regi 
ment  a  Federal  soldier  jumped  up  from  under  a  bush,  ad 
vanced  to  me,  supposing  me  to  be  a  Federal  officer,  and 
inquired,  "  Where  is  the  enemy?"  Discovering  his  mis 
take,  he  jerked  up  his  gun  and  without  taking  aim,  fired. 
The  load  passed  just  in  front  of  my  breast  into  the  body 
of  Captain  Donaldson,  who  fell' a  corpse.  I  ordered  the 
Federal  to  be  fired  upon,  which  was  done  by  the  Twelfth 
Tennessee.  In  shooting  at  the  Federal  soldier  their  balls 
ranged  into  the  ranks  of  the  Federal  regiment,  when  they 
called  out,  "Don't  shoot!  don't  shoot!  we  surrender!" 
Whereupon  I  rode  forward  and  ordered  the  regiment  to 
ground  arms  and  surrender  their  flag,  which  I  received 
from  the  color-bearer,  and  turned  over  the  regiment  of  pris 
oners  to  Captain  Carthall  of  the  Twelfth,  who  marched 
them  to  the  rear.  Thus  fell  General  Preston  Smith  and 
his  faithful  aid  Captain  King,  and  Inspector-General  Don- 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          31 

aldson.  I  now  took  command  of  the  Brigade  and  a  short 
time  after  was  promoted  to  Brigadier-General. 

After  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Cheatham's  Division 
was  the  first  to  move  and  to  advance  toward  Chattanooga, 
to  which  point  the  enemy  had  retreated,  and  the  Thirteenth 
was  among  the  first  to  drive  in  the  enemy's  pickets  from 
Missionary  Ridge.  In  doing  so,  however,  Company  C  of 
the  regiment  lost  one  of  her  truest  and  most  faithful  offi 
cers,  Lieutenant  Henry  Brooks,  who  fell  at  the  head  of  his 
command  in  the  full  discharge  of  his  duty,  admired  and 
loved  by  his  comrades  and  superior  officers. 

The  next  move  of  the  regiment  was  in  the  direction  of 
Knoxville  to  reinforce  General  Longstreet,  but  on  arriving 
at  Sweetwater  news  was  received  of  his  repulse,  and  the 
regiment  returned  to  the  old  division  on  Missionary  Ridge. 

It  was  now  known  that  the  Federals  were  strongly  forti 
fied  in  Chattanooga,  had  been  heavily  reinforced,  and  were 
preparing  for  an  advance  on  the  Confederates  occupying 
Missionary  Ridge  and  Lookout  Mountain.  On  November 
25,  about  noon,  the  Federals  advanced  in  overwhelming 
numbers,  and  like  an  avalanche  swept  the  Confederate  lines 
from  Missionary  Ridge,  though  the  One  Hundred  and  Fif 
ty-fourth  and  Thirteenth  kept  the  Federals  back  in  their 
front  until  fianked  on  their  left.  At  this  time  these  two 
regiments  did  some  of  the  grandest  and  most  heroic  fight 
ing  they  had  done  during  the  war,  and  though  forced  to 
fall  back,  they  contested  every  inch  of  ground  with  that 
heroism  which  had  characterized  them  on  every  battlefield. 
Night  coming  on,  the  Confederates  crossed  Chickamauga 
Creek  and  retired  to  Dalton,  Ga.,  where  our  army  went 
into  winter  quarters. 


32  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


At  Dalton  General  Braxton  Bragg  was  relieved  of  com 
mand  and  General  Joseph  E.  Johnston  appointed  to  the 
command  of  the  army.  His  appointment  was  joyfully  re 
ceived  by  the  whole  army.  Its  morale  commenced  at  once 
to  improve,  and  by  early  spring  it  was  in  splendid  fighting 
condition. 

Early  in  May,  1864,  the  enemy  100,000  strong  made  an 
advance,  and  it  was  supposed  from  the  overwhelming  num 
bers  of  Sherman's  army  that  he  would  give  battle  in  front 
of  Dalton,  but  after  trying  two  or  more  days  to  dislodge 
the  Confederates,  he  commenced  his  flank  movement  under 
cover  of  Rocky  Face  Ridge.  This  forced  the  withdrawal 
of  the  Confederates  from  Dalton  to  Resaca.  The  Thirteenth 
and  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth  were  the  first  to  arrive 
at  Resaca,  where  they  found  General  Canty's  Division  skir 
mishing  with  the  enemy.  The  enemy  was  held  in  check 
until  sufficient  reinforcements  arrived  to  drive  Sherman 
back  through  Black  Snake  Gap.  It  was  here  that  the  writer, 
standing  by  the  side  of  General  Johnston  (who  was  intently 
watching  the  skirmish  line),  heard  him  say  that  never  in 
his  life  had  he  seen  skirmishers  behave  better,  or  handled 
with  more  skill,  and  turning  to  the  writer,  asked:  "Do 
you  know  to  what  command  they  belong  and  who  is  their 
commander?"  The  writer  replied  that  they  were  com 
manded  by  Lieutenant-Colonel  John  W.  Dawson  and  be 
longed  to  the  Thirteenth  and  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth 
Tennessee  Regiments,  Vaughan's  Brigade,  Cheatham's  Di 
vision. 

From  Resaca  the  regiment  fell  back  to  Adairsville,  where 
it  had  a  sharp  engagement  and  inflicted  a  heavy  loss  upon 
the  enemy.  Thence  to  Cassville,  where  everything  indicated 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          33 

a  pitched  battle,  and  never  was  the  regiment,  in  fact,  the 
whole  army,  in  better  condition.  Its  morale  had  improved 
every  day  since  Johnston  assumed  command,  and  it  was  con 
fidently  believed  by  both  officers  and  men  that  whenever 
battle  was  given,  victory  was  certain.  But  from  some  cause 
battle  was  not  given.  It  was  here  that  the  Thirteenth  and 
One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth  Regiments  had  the  highest 
compliment  paid  them  during  the  war.  After  the  line  of 
battle  was  formed  and  every  brigade  and  division  in  posi 
tion,  General  Cheatham  was  ordered  by  General  Johnston 
to  furnish  the  best  regiment  in  his  division  to  bring  on  the 
engagement.  The  Thirteenth  and  One  Hundred  and  Fifty- 
fourth  were  furnished. 

The  next  hard  lighting  done  by  the  regiment  was  at  New 
Hope  Church  and  Lost  Mountain,  then  on  the  Kennesaw 
line  at  what  was  known  as  "  dead  angle."  It  was  here  that 
Hooker,  with  that  splendid  lighting  corps  of  his,  made  the 
attack  and  was  so  signally  repulsed.  In  column  seven  lines 
deep,  with  not  a  cap  on  the  guns  of  the  first  two  lines,  he 
attempted  to  storm  our  position.  Never  did  men  march 
into  the  very  jaws  of  death  with  a  firmer  tread  and  with 
more  determination  than  did  the  Federals  to  this  attack. 
But  they  met  intrenched  infantry,  and  the  concentrated  fire 
of  musketry,  canister,  grapeshot  and  shell  mowed  them 
down  at  every  step.  Yet  they  still  struggled  forward,  but 
every  Confederate  stood  at  his  post,  and  in  a  short  time  it 
was  more  than  mortals  could  stand  and  they  broke  and  fled, 
leaving  eight  hundred  of  their  dead.  The  Thirteenth  and 
One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth  were  in  the  angle,  supported 
on  the  right  and  left  by  the  veterans  of  the  Army  of  Ten 
nessee. 


34  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


While  occupying  this  point  the  writer  received  orders 
from  headquarters  that  the  safety  of  the  army  depended 
upon  holding  this  position,  and  that  it  must  be  held  if  it 
required  the  sacrifice  of  every  man  in  the  regiments.  This 
order  was  communicated  to  the  men  and  their  unanimous 
response  was  that  "  we  will  stay  here."  A  few  days  after 
this  the  army  fell  back  and  took  position  twelve  miles  below 
Marietta,  Ga.,  at  Vining  station  on  the  railroad  to  Atlanta. 
It  was  at  this  point,  on  the  fourth  day  of  July,  1864,  while 
the  regiment  and  brigade  were  resting  in  the  trenches  be 
hind  a  battery  that  the  writer  lost  a  leg  by  the  explosion  of 
a  shell  from  the  enemy's  battery,  which  released  him  from 
field  service  during  the  remainder  of  the  war.  Hence  I  had 
no  personal  knowledge  of  the  movements  of  my  old  com 
mand  after  this  date. 

In  a  short  time  after  this,  Colonel  George  W.  Gordon,  of 
the  Eleventh  Tennessee,  was  promoted  to  Brigadier-General 
and  took  command  of  the  brigade.  The  Thirteenth  and 
One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth  Regiments  were  under  his 
command  at  the  crossing  of  Chattahoochee,  at  Peach  Tree 
Creek,  with  Hardee  on  the  twenty-second  of  July,  in  the 
defenses  of  Atlanta,  at  Jonesboro,  at  the  capture  of  Dalton, 
at  Spring  Hill,  at  the  bloody  battle  of  Franklin,  in  front  of 
Nashville,  in  the  retreat  out  of  Tennessee,  and  at  Benton- 
ville,  N.  C.,  the  last  battle  of  the  war.  From  Belmont,  Mo.r 
the  first  engagement,  to  Bentonville,  N.  C.,  the  last,  this 
regiment  shed  luster  upon  the  soldiery  of  Tennessee,  and 
well  merited  the  compliment  of  General  Joseph  E.  Johnston 
when  he  said:  "  They  were  unsurpassed  by  the  Old  Guard 
of  Napoleon,  or  the  army  that  Wellington  marched  out  of 
Spain  into  France." 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE    INFANTRY.          3,> 

When  the  great  soldier  and  leader,  Joseph  E.  Johnston^ 
surrendered  the  remnant  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee,  on 
April  26, 1865,  there  were  left  of  the  gallant  old  Thirteenth 
less  than  fifty  officers  and  men.  More  than  twelve  hun 
dred  men  had  once  mustered  in  its  ranks.  Throughout 
the  four  years  they  had  fallen  in  battle,  been  stricken  in 
camp,  died  on  the  march,  and  sometimes,  alas!  in  prison. 
Faithful  always,  only  a  handful  were  left  when  the  curtain 
was  rung  down  on  the  awful  drama.  I  was  not  there  to 
see  the  old  flag  furled,  the  guns  grounded,  and  the  swords 
handed  over;  but  I  know  that  the  same  heroism,  fortitude 
and  love  were  with  the  remnant,  as  had  been  with  those 
who  four  years  before  had  marched  away  from  home  at  the 
call  of  country  and  of  duty. 


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GENERAL    A.  J.  VAUGHAN. 

1885. 


ROSTER  OF  OFFICERS 


OF 


The  Thirteenth  Regiment, 

TENNESSEE  INFANTRY,  C.  S.  A. 


FIELD    AND    STAFF. 

CAPT.  JNO.  V.  WRIGHT.  Elected  Colonel  at  organization  of 
the  regiment ;  fought  in  the  battle  of  Belmont ;  elected 
to  the  Confederate  Congress,  and  resigned;  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

CAPT.  A.  J.  VAUGHAN.  Elected  Lieutenant-Colonel  at  or 
ganization  of  the  regiment;  elected  Colonel  on  resig 
nation  of  Col.  Wright;  re-elected  Colonel  at  reorgani-. 
zation  of  the  army  at  Corinth  ;  promoted  to  Brigadier- 
General  after  the  battle  of  Chickamauga;  lost  a  leg  at 
Yining  station,  below  Marietta,  Ga.,  on  July  4,  1864; 
Memphis,  Tenn. 

CAPT.  W.  E.  WINFIELD.  Elected  Major  at  organization  of 
the  regiment;  was  in  the  battles  of  Belmont  and  Shi- 
loh  ;  resigned  at  reorganization  of  the  army  at  Corinth  ; 
died  since  the  war. 

LIEUT.  W.  E.  MORGAN.  Appointed  Adjutant  at  organiza 
tion  of  the  regiment;  elected  Lieutenant-Colonel  after 
the  battle  of  Belmont;  re-elected  Lieutenant-Colonel 
at  reorganization  of  the  army  at  Corinth  ;  was  killed 
at  Murfreesboro. 

LIEUT.  R.  M.  HARWELL.  Appointed  Adjutant  of  the  regi 
ment  after  the  battle  of  Belmont;  re-elected  Adjutant 
at  reorganization  of  the  army  at  Corinth  ;  appointed 
Aid-de-Camp  to  Gen.  Vaughan  ;  painfully  wounded  at 
Shiloh  ;  died  in  service. 


38  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

T.  B.  YANCEY.  Company  E;  appointed  Lieutenant  in  the 
regular  C.  S.  Army  ;  assigned  to  duty  with  Col.  A.  J. 
Vaughan,  and,  when  he  was  promoted,  was  appointed 
on  his  staff;  was  wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  postoffice,  Som- 
erville,  Tenn. 

T.  P,  COLE.  Company  H;  appointed  Sergeant  -  Major  at 
organization  of  the  regiment;  elected  Major  at  reor 
ganization  of  the  army  at  Corinth;  killed  at  the  bat 
tle  of  Murfreesboro. 

W.  ED.  DYER.  Appointed  Regimental  Commissary  at  the 
organization  of  the  regiment ;  transferred  to  Gen.  J.  P. 
McGowan's  Brigade;  promoted  to  Major;  died  since 
the  war. 

L.  B.  CABLER.  Company  A;  appointed  Regimental  Quar 
termaster  at  organization  of  the  regiment;  resigned  at 
reorganization  of  army  at  Corinth  ;  died  since  the  war. 

W.  D.  F.  HAFFORD.  Appointed  Chaplain  at  organization 
of  the  regiment;  resigned;  died  since  the  war. 

LEONARD  H.  MILLIKEN.  Appointed  Chaplain  after  W.  D. 
F.  Hafford  resigned ;  appointed  Brigade  Chaplain  ;  died 
since  the  war. 

B.  L.  DYER.  Company  E ;  elected  Lieutenant  at  organiza 
tion  of  the  company  ;  promoted  to  Captain  ;  appointed 
Regimental  Quartermaster ;  promoted  to  Brigade  Quar 
termaster;  promoted  to  Lieutenant- Colonel  and  Col 
onel  ;  appointed  Inspector  on  Gen.  Vaughan's  staff; 
wounded  twice ;  died  since  the  war. 

WM.  J.  BROWN.  Company  E  ;  appointed  Assistant  Commis 
sary  ;  promoted  to  Regimental  Commissary;  transfer 
red  to  cavalry;  Collierville,  Tenn. 

N.  F.  HARRISON.  Company  C;  appointed  Sergeant-Major 
at  reorganization  of  the  army  at  Corinth  :  promoted 
to  Lieutenant  after  the  battle  of  Chickamauga ;  was 
wounded  at  Chickamauga;  Germantown,  Tenn. 

W.  A.  MILLIKEN.  Company  G;  appointed  Sergeant-Major 
after  the  battle  of  Chickamauga;  Washington,  D.  C. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          39 
MEDICAL    STAFF. 

DR.  J.  A.  FORBES.  Regimental  Surgeon  at  organization  of 
the  regiment ;  resigned  ;  went  to  the  Virginia  army. 

DR.  HOBT.  \V.  MITCHELL.  Assistant  Surgeon  of  Fifteenth 
Tennessee  Regiment ;  appointed  Surgeon  C.  S.A.,  Oc 
tober  1, 1861, and  assigned  to  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
Regiment  by  seniority  ;  Brigade  Surgeon  and  Division 
Surgeon  of  Clark's  Division;  Memphis,  Tenn. 

B.  F.  DICKERSON.  Company  I ;  elected  Assistant  Surgeon 
of  Thirteenth  Regiment;  appointed  Surgeon  C.  S.  A. 
and  assigned  to  Thirteenth  Regiment ;  died  since  war. 

N.  M.  BOSTWICK.  Appointed  Assistant  Surgeon  while  a 
member  of  Company  K,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth 
Senior  Tennessee  Regiment;  assigned  to  duty  in  the 
Thirteenth  Tennessee  Regiment;  seriously  wounded 
in  the  foot  near  Lovejoy  station  and  sent  to  hospital ; 
Memphis,  Tenn. 

REGIMENTAL    BAND    AND    INFIRMARY    CORPS. 

(Afterward  Brigade  Band.) 

J.  T.  Ferth  (leader),  Memphis,  Tenn. 

T.  E.  Daily,  Company  H,  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Mur- 

freesboro ;  Memphis,  Tenn. 
W.  P.  Lipscomb,  Company  G,  LaGrange,  Tenn. 
W.  F.  Gowan,  Company  H,  Bartlett,  Tenn. 
J.  G.  Leach,  Company  G,  Holly  Springs,  Miss. 
S.  H.  Lockhart,  Company  G,  died  since  the  war. 
W.  M.  Herndon,  Company  L,  died  since  the  war. 
R.  P.  White,  Company  G,  Holly  Springs,  Miss. 
J.  E.  Yancey,  Company  G,  died  since  the  war. 
George  Turner  (drummer),  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-fourth 

Regiment,  died  since  the  war. 
Mike  Lynch,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty -fourth  Regiment, 

died  since  the  war. 

Chas.  E.  McNamee,  Company  L,  died  in  service. 
J.  H.  Mitchell,  Company  G. 
Hiram  Richmond,  Company  C. 
J.  R.  Millen. 


40  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Roster  of  Company  A. 

Arnold,  T.  II.  Elected  Second  Lieutenant  at  organization 
of  company  ;  elected  Captain  after  battle  of  Belmont; 
wounded  at  Belmont;  resigned  and  joined  cavalry; 
Memphis,  Tenn. 

Amis,  S.  S. 

Burton,  Wm.  C.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  com 
pany;  resigned  after  the  battle  of  Belmont;  died  dur 
ing  the  war. 

Bell,  W.  A.  Elected  Third  Lieutenant  at  Columbus,  Ky.; 
resigned  at  the  reorganization  at  Corinth;  wounded 
at  Shiloh;  joined  Twelfth  Tennessee  Cavalry;  died 
since  the  war. 

Brown,  J.     Fisherville,  Tenn. 

Baldridge,  Wes.     In  Arkansas. 

Blankinship,  H. 

Boyd,  M.     Died  in  service. 

Beard,  R.     Discharged  at  Columbus,  Ky.,  1861. 

Bone,  Charley. 

Bone,  Church.     Fourth  Corporal. 

Brooks,  James. 

Branch,  P.     Discharged  at  Columbus,  Ky. 

Burtin,  — .     Whiteville,  Tenn. 

Brown,  Frank.     Discharged  at  Columbus,  Ky. 

Clay,  G.  W.     Transferred  to  cavalry. 

Canada,  J.  M.     Died  since  the  war. 

Carter,  Fletcher.  Elected  Lieutenant;  promoted  to  Cap 
tain  at  Chickamauga  ;  killed  at  Franklin. 

Claxton,  E.  A.     Discharged  at  Corinth. 

Claxton,  W.  W.     Killed^at  Peach  Tree  Creek. 

Crawford,  W.  E.  Wounded  at  Shiloh  and  at  Jonesboro  ; 
captured  at  Missionary  Ridge  ;  elected  Lieutenant  at 
Chickamauga  ;  Somerville,  Tenn. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE    INFANTRY.          41 

Cabler,  L.  B.  Appointed  Regimental  Quartermaster  at 
organization  of  regiment;  resigned  at  the  reorganiza 
tion  of  the  army  at  Corinth  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Crawford,  P.  D. 

Cairy,  C.  M.     Died  in  service  at  Chattanooga,  Oct.  10, 1 862. 

Claxton,  T.  J.     Died  since  the  war. 

Casey,  J.  N. 

Crawley,  Jim.     Discharged  at  Corinth. 

Cody,  J.  P.     Wounded  at  Belmont ;  died  in  service. 

Cain,  Daniel.     Killed  in  service. 

Cody,  M.     Died  since  the  war. 

Carter,  Burrus.     Wounded  at  Belmont  and  discharged. 

Carter,  J.     Killed  in  service. 

Donaldson,  R.  A.     Killed  in  Richmond,  Ky. 

Duncan,  W.  C.     Died  in  service,  May  5,  1862. 

Durham,  H.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  lost  an  eye  ;  in  Arkansas. 

Daniel,  T.     Third  Lieutenant;  discharged  1863. 

Eaton,  B.  F.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Eason,  C.  T.  Discharged  at  Tupelo,  1862  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Emmerson,  J.  L.  Corporal;  discharged  at  Columbus, Ky.; 
died  since  the  war. 

Edmondson,  H.     Fourth  Sergeant. 

Earles,  J.  K.     Died  since  the  war. 

Fullerton,  W.  L.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky.,  Aug.  30, 1862. 

Finney,  W.  P. 

Frasier,  G. 

Frasier,  Milt.     Wounded  at  Belmont. 

Frasier,  Mark. 

Goodbread,  J.  W.     Died  in  service,  1861. 

Godsey,  W.  H. 

Gilliam,  W.  A.    Wounded,  Richmond,  Ky.;  died  since  war. 

Goabey,  J.  M.     Died  since  the  war. 

Gray,  W. 

Harris,  Jim.     Discharged,  1861. 

Hunt,  H.  B.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Hexter,  Jim.     Killed  at  Belmont,  or  Shiloh. 


42  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

Harrison,  R.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Hickson,  J.     Discharged,  1862. 

Hughbanks,  — .     Bolivar,  Term. 

Heflin,  H.  L.     Wounded  at  Franklin  in  thigh  and  hand. 

Harrison,  II.  K.     Oakland. 

Jones,  J.     Killed  in  service. 

Jordan,  Hardy.     Died  in  service,  June,  1862. 

Kelley,  J.  C.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Kelley,  P.  M.     Died  in  service,  November,  1862. 

Laurence,  S.  G.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Langdon,  James  J.  Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  elected  Lieuten 
ant  at  Chickamauga;  detailed  on  recruiting  service  in 
Georgia;  Moscow,  Tenn. 

Lockbart,  A.  H. 

Moore,  J.  M.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Matmiller,  Fred. 

Middlemiss,  A.     First  Sergeant ;  killed  at  Belmont. 

Martin,  James. 

Moore,  George.      Wounded  at  Belmont  and  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Maims,  J.  D. 

Moore,  W.     Died  since  the  war. 

Moore,  James.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

McCully,  A.  John.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

McCully,  Miles.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

McCull}7,  R.     Died  since  the  war. 

Mathews,  A.  N.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Mathews,  J.  F.  First  Sergeant ;  elected  Lieutenant  at 
Corinth  ;  wounded  at  Shiloh. 

Morris,  T. 

Mathenting,  Joe. 

Mauley,  T. 

•Oliver,  W.  H. 

Nobles,  J.  A.     Died  in  service.  May  17,  1864. 

Poor,  Thomas.     Died  in  service,  December,  1861. 

Poor,  E.  H.    Taken  prisoner  on  Dallas  campaign  ;  Williston. 

Pathon,  George.     Died  in  service  at  Tupelo,  Miss. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          43 

Park,  R.  H.     Died  in  service  at  Tupelo,  Mis8. 

Pierce,  J.     Killed  in  Somerville,  1862. 

Price,  James. 

Poston,  Frank.     Died  in  service,  December,  1861. 

Rankin,  W.  L.     Died  in  service,  May  28,  1862. 

Rhea,  Mathew.  Elected  First  Lieutenant  at  organization 
of  his  company  ;  killed  at  Belmont. 

Roberson,  J.  W.     Killed  in  battle. 

Reardon,  Wm.  Captured  at  Belmont ;  he  was  never  after 
ward  with  his  company. 

Roberts,  — .     Discharged  at  Corinth. 

Roberts,  J.  M. 

Reeves,  Calvin  J.     Died  in  service,  March,  1862. 

Simon,  John.     Discharged  at  Corinth. 

Shaw,  W.  J.     Died  in  service,  June  15,  1862. 

Stephens,  W.  J.     Killed  at  Chickamauga. 

Shaw,  J.  C.  Transferred  to  Sixth  Tennessee  Regiment; 
killed  at  Atlanta. 

Stephens,  W.  D.     In  Arkansas. 

Shay,  Dan.     Discharged  at  Dalton,  Ga. 

Simons,  Thomas.     Discharged  at  Corinth. 

Stafford,  W.     Died  in  service,  November,  1861. 

Stafford,  J.  T. 

Stafford,  J.  B.     Died  since  the  war. 

Stafford,  P.     Oakland,  Tenn. 

Thompson,  R.  M.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Tucker,  W.  C.     Died  in  service  in  Kentucky. 

Taylor,  Wm.     Died  since  the  war. 

Thomas,  G.     Discharged,  1861. 

Thompson,  R.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Waggoner,  J.  L.     Oakland,  Tenn. 

Wiley,  D.  C.     Smithfield,  Texas. 

Williams,  D.  H.     Wounded  at  Shiloh,  again  in  1864. 

Webb,  James. 

Wrard,  W.  P.     In  Texas. 

Ward,  Ed.     Died  in  service,  May,  1862. 


44  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

Whitmore,  C.  H.   Elected  First  Lieutenant ;  killed  at  Shiloh. 
Ward,  P.     Died  in  service. 
Wilson,  W.  P.     Somerville,  Tenn. 
Williams,  W. 

Wilson,  W.  B.     In  insane  asylum. 
Walls,  John. 
Wilkereon,  John. 

Wilkerson,  W.  D.     Transferred  to  Sixth  Tennessee  Regi 
ment  at  Randolph  ;  Memphis,  Tenn. 
Wilkerson,  W.  K.     Memphis. 

Wilson,  J.  E.    Transferred  to  Company  G ;  Williston,  Tenn. 
Note — Companies  A  and  D  were   consolidated   at   the 
reorganization  of  the  army  at  Corinth,  and  sometimes  the 
names  of  killed  and  wounded  are  reported  on  both  rosters. 


Roster  of  Company  B. 

Adams.  G.  H.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Alexander,  J.  A.     Died  since  the  war. 

Alexander,  W.  J.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  and  Murfreesboro ; 

w7hen  the  color  bearer  was  killed  at  Shiloh,  he  snatched 

up  the  Hag  and  carried  it  until  wounded ;  postoffice,. 

Hickory  Withe,  Tenn. 
Alexander,  J.  V.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  postoffice,. 

Oakland,  Tenn. 

Anderson,  J.  W.     Died  in  service. 
Askew,  Benj.  F.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  postoffice,. 

Hickory  Withe,  Tenn. 

Burnett,  W.  H.     Corporal ;  killed  at  Belmont, 
Beal,  T.  S.     Postoffice,  Macon,  Tenn. 
Barron,  J.  T.     Died  in  service  December,  1863. 
Barron,  W.  J.     Promoted  to  Assistant  Surgeon,  Eleventh 

Tennessee  Regiment;  postoffice,  Macon,  Tenn. 
Bailey,  J.  G.      Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  died  since  war. 
Blaydes,  J.  G.     Postoffice,  Oakland,  Tenn. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          45 

Babbitt,  J.  G.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Brown,  A.  H.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro ;  Vanndale,  Ark. 

Brammett,  B.  F. 

Burnett,  J.  E.     Postoffice,  Moscow,  Tenn. 

Carter,  J.  J.     Died  since  the  war. 

Carter,  W.  R.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Castles,  J.  T.  Severely  wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  at  hos 
pital  one  month ;  taken  to  Camp  Morton  ;  exchanged 
August,  1863. 

Cocke,  H.  0.     In  Texas. 

Cocke,  W.  L.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  Prescott,  Ark. 

Cogbill,  W.  H.  Elected  First  Sergeant  at  reorganization 
of  army  ;  wounded  at  Peach  Tree  creek  ;  Wynne,  Ark. 

Coleman,  B.  F.     Wounded  at  Perryville  ;  Camden,  Ark. 

Crawford,  W.  H.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  died  since 
the  war. 

Cartwright,  J.  G.     Died  since  the  war. 

Cartwnght,  T.  M.     Postoffice,  Oakland,  Tenn. 

Dougan,  S.  B.     First  Lieutenant;  killed  at  Shiloh. 

Daily,  T.  E.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro ;  member  of  the 
band  and  infirmary  corps;  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Daily,  G.  W.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  Petitsville,  Ala. 

Deener,  S.  F.     Died  in  service  at  Columbus,  Miss.,  1861. 

Dillard,  A.  R.     Captured  at  Shiloh  ;  never  heard  from. 

Dougan,  J.  W.     Discharged;  postoffice,  Williston,  Tenn. 

Dobbins,  T.  E.     Died  in  service. 

Etherton,  A.  W.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Edenton,  J.  C.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  Macon,  Tenn. 

Elder,  J.  C.     Died  in  service. 

Farley,  J.  M.     Wounded  at  Resaca;  died  since  the  war. 

Folwell,  J.  H.     Killed  at  Franklin. 

Folwell,  J.  W.     Died  since  the  war. 

Folwell,  R.  V.     Killed  at  Peach  Tree  creek,  Ga. 

Gaither,  G.  A.  Wounded  at  Chickamauga ;  postoffice,  Wil 
liston,  Tenn. 

Gaither,  T.  F.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Kv.,  August  30, 1862. 


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Gaither,  W.  M.     Williston,  Tenn. 

Gardner,  J.  M.     Captured  at  Corinth  ;  Cotton  Plant,  Ark. 

Granbery,  Capt.  J.  L,  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of 
company  ;  served  in  regiment  twelve  months  ;  resigned 
and  joined  cavalry;  postoffice,  Collierville,  Tenn. 

Granberry,  R.  B.     Killed  at  Kennesaw  mountain. 

Garvin,  J.  A.     Postoffice,  Moscow,  Tenn. 

Higgason,  E.  J.  First  Sergeant;  wounded  at  Belmont; 
died  since  the  war. 

Hare,  T.  E.  Elected  Second  Lieutenant  at  reorganization 
of  the  army;  severely  wounded  at  Richmond,  Ky. ; 
postoffice,  Nicholasville  or  Lexington,  Ky. 

Hewlett,  J.  C.     Died  since  the  war. 

Hollowell,  M.  D.  Discharged  from  service ;  postoffice,  Col 
lierville,  Tenn. 

Irby,  R.  W.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  Macon,  Tenn. 

Kerr,  Jno.  B.     Died  since  the  war. 

Kyle,  W.  D.  Captured  at  Belmont;  exchanged;  severely 
wounded  at  Atlanta,  unfitting  him  for  further  service; 
postoffice,  McCrary,  Ark. 

Lightle,  B.  F.  Fourth  Sergeant;  elected  Captain  at  reor 
ganization  of  the  army  ;  wounded  at  Murfreesboro ; 
died  since  the  war. 

Laze n by,  T.  W.     Died  in  service. 

Lightle,  Richard.     Killed  by  Kansas  jayhawkers. 

Little,  Watt.     Discharged  from  service. 

Mebane,  J.  VV.  Third  Lieutenant;  transferred  and  elected 
Third  Lieutenant  in  Wright's  Battery;  killed  at  Pine 
Mountain,  Ga. 

Mitchell,  W.  F.  R.  Elected  Second  Lieutenant  at  organi 
zation  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Mathews,  J.  S.  Captured  at  Kennesaw  mountain,  Ga. ; 
Hickory  Withe,  Tenn. 

Mewborn,  J.  L.  Third  Lieutenant ;  elected  Third  Lieuten 
ant  at  reorganization;  captured  while  on  detail  ser 
vice  and  taken  to  prison  ;  Memphis,  Tenn. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          47 

Mewborn,  J.  0.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  captured  at 
Kennesaw  mountain;  Macon,  Tenn. 

Mewborn,  J.  W.  Transferred  from  Company  C  ;  captured 
at  Perry ville  and  exchanged;  wounded  at  Atlanta;, 
postoffice,  Macon,  Tenn. 

Mebane,  Capt.  W.  G.  Elected  Captain  at  reorganization 
of  army  ;  wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  captured  at  Ken 
nesaw  mountain  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Mitchell,  J.  C.     Died  in  service  October,  1861. 

Moore,  J.  L.     Killed  at  Jonesboro,  Ga. 

Moore,  Cadmus.     Died  since  the  war. 

Murrell,  A.  R.     Captured  in  1864;  died  since  the  war. 

McFerren,  J.  H.     Second  Sergeant;  Collierville,  Tenn. 

McKinstry,  J.  Logan.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

McLin,  J.  E.     Discharged. 

McClaren,  F.  M.  Captured  at  Kennesaw  mountain,  Ga. ; 
postoffice,  Vanudale.  Ark. 

Xeel,  W.  L.     Discharged;  died  since  the  war. 

Xeel,  T.  V.     Captured  at  Kennesaw  ;  White  Haven,  Tenn. 

Xeel,  S.  M.  First  Corporal;  wounded  at  Murfreesboro; 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Owen,  T.  H.     Hickory  Withe,  Tenn. 

Owen,  D.  0.     Discharged  from  service. 

Parker,  J.  II. 

Porter,  W.  B.     Died  in  service. 

Reid,  W.  B.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Reid,  T.  J.  Promoted  to  Surgeon  and  assigned  to  Thirty- 
eighth  Tennessee  Regiment;  died  since  the  war. 

Rhea,  A.  Promoted  to  Surgeon  and  assigned  to  post  duty ; 
postoffice,  Whiteville,  Tenn. 

Richards,  T.  L. 

SewTard,  A.  X.  Second  Corporal ;  wounded  at  Murfrees 
boro ;  Hickory  Withe,  Tenn. 

Steadman,  W.  C.     Killed  at  Chickamauga. 

Stone,  W.  T.  Transferred  from  Company  E  to  Company 
B;  captured  at  Atlanta;  died  since  the  war. 


48  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Stone,  Jake.      Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  Florence,  Ala. 
Smith,  J.  P.     Oakland,  Tenn. 

Sanderlen,  J.  W.     Discharged  from  service ;  died  since  war. 
Sanderlen,  D.  M.     Captured,  taken  to  prison,  and   died  on 

his  way  home,  after  exchange. 
Summers,  J.  Q.     In  Arkansas. 
Summers,  J.  W.     Coldwater,  Miss. 
Scott,  J.  M.     Germantown. 
Scott,  Richard.     Germantown. 

Stockinger,  F.  M.     Color  Bearer;  killed  at  Belmont. 
Starks,  T.  J.     Discharged  from  service. 
Tornlinson,  J.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  postoffice,  Wil- 

liston,  Tenn. 

Tharp,  J.  C.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Torrence,  J.  T.    Wounded  at  Richmond,  Ky.;  Moscow, Tenn. 
Wade,W.  P.   Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  died  since  the  war. 
Ward,  K  A.     Killed  at  Atlanta,  Ga, 
Waller,  E.  M.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 
Warr,  J.  M.     Transferred  to  Wright's  Battery,  Rossville, 

Tenn. 

Willis,  J.  W.     Died  in  service  at  Columbus,  Ky. 
Webber,  J.  T.    Discharged  from  service ;  died  since  the  war. 
Walker,  J.  H.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 
Williams,  B.  M.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 
Williams,  C.  E.     Died  since  the  war. 

Williams,  J.  II.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  in  Arkansas. 
Williams,  W.  M.     Elected  Lieutenant  at  reorganization; 

wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  died  since  the  war. 
Williams,  W.  J.  Died  in  service  at  New  Madrid,  Aug.  4,  '61. 
Williams,  T.  J.     Killed  at  Franklin. 
Williams,  W.  W.     Discharged  from  service. 
Williams,  John  A.     Wounded   at   Uichmond,  Ky.;   killed 

at  Franklin. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.         49 

Roster  of  Company  C. 

Atkins,  — . 

Allison,  Jim.     Lieutenant. 

Brooks,  Henry.     Lieutenant ;  killed  at  Missionary  Ridge. 

Buster,  John.     Died  since  the  war. 

Barsfield,  J.  W.     Lebanon,  Tenn. 

Bettis,  Tillman.     Killed  at  Chickamauga. 

Burton,  Logan.     Died  in  service,  June  1,  1861. 

Brackett,  L.  J.     Died  in  service,  June,  1862. 

Carraway,  Thomas.     Lost  an  arm  since  the  war ;  Memphis. 

Crewson,  Gus.     Wounded  at  Franklin  ;   died  from  wound. 

Craig,  Burt. 

Cash,  P.  Boggan.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro ;  only  18  years 

old  ;  he  wounded  a  Federal  officer  at  Belmont,  bound 

up  his  wounds,  captured  his  sword  and  gave  it  to  Gen. 

Marcus  J.  Wright,  who  sent  it  to  his  mother. 
Douglass,  H.  F.     Germantowri. 
Douglass,  Elmore.     Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of 

company  ;  elected  Captain  at  reorganization,  and  killed 

at  Atlanta. 

Dukes,  Robert  T.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 
Dukes,  Wm.  B.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 
Dunn,  Laurence.     Lost;  supposed  to  have  died. 
Ellis,  Wm.     Captured  ;  died  in  Alton  prison. 
Ellis,  A.  B.     Wounded  at  Chickamauga  and  Missionary 

Ridge ;  Capleville. 
Ellis,  W.  W.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  paralyzed  since 

the  war ;  Capleville. 
Elam,  E.  E.     Was  taken  sick  in  Kentucky  and  left,  but  as 

soon  as  he  was  well  enough  joined  the  Eleventh  Texas 

Cavalry  and  was  crippled  by  the  fall  of  a  horse  at 

Chickamauga  ;  remained  with  the  cavalry  to  the  close 

of  the  war;  Oakville. 

Farrow,  G.  Ferd.     Transferred  to  cavalry  after  Belmont. 
Ford,  Robt. 'Drowned  after  battle  of  Belmont ;  fell  from  boat. 


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Farrow,  J.  P.  Killed  at  Belmont;  fell  at  the  first  volley 
of  the  enemy. 

Graham,  C.  P.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Gill,  Wm.  J.     Tennessee. 

Harrison,  W.  D.  Elected  to  Lieutenant  at  organization  of 
company  ;  promoted  to  Captain  on  death  of  Capt.  Dou 
glass  ;  Capleville. 

Hutchinsou,  II.  J.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Hilderbrand,  John.  Transferred  to  Wheeler's  Cavalry  ;  died 
since  the  war. 

Holeman,  Wayne.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro,  Dec.  31,  1862. 

Hues,  Andy.     Died  in  service. 

Herron,  Louis.     Transferred  to  cavalry  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Harrison,  N.  F.  Appointed  Sergeant- Major  at  reorgani 
zation  of  the  army  at  Corinth,  1862  ;  promoted  to 
Lieutenant  after  battle  of  Ohickamauga  ;  wounded  at 
Chickamauga;  Germantown. 

Holeman,  Tom,  Jr.     Wounded  at  Shiloh;  Oakville,  Tenn. 

Harris,  J.  W.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Jamison,- J.  P.    Discharged  for  disability  ;  died  since  war. 

Jackson,  Sam.     Hernando,  Miss. 

Joplin,  — . 

Kyle,  W.  G.     Died  in  service,  May  17, 1862. 

Kyle,  Rogers.     Texas. 

Lake,  W.  L.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Lewis,  Tobe. 

Mitchell,  John.     Transferred  to  Sappers  and  Miners. 

Morgan,  W.  E.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of 
company  ;  appointed  Adjutant  at  organization  of  Thir 
teenth  Regiment ;  elected  Lieutenant-Colonel  after 
battle  of  Belmont;  re-elected  Lieutenant-Colonel  at 
reorganization  of  army  at  Corinth  ;  killed  at  Mur 
freesboro ;  his  name  was  inscribed  on  a  piece  of  artil 
lery  as"  the  most  gallant  officer  of  Cheatharn's  Division 
who  fell  on  that  battlefield. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          51 

Morgan,  John.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  resigned  at  the  reorganization  of  the  army  at 
Corinth  ;  joined  a  Mississippi  regiment;  elected  Cap 
tain  ;  wounded  at  Belmont,  and  killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Madden,  Jim.  Clubbed  his  musket  and  struck  a  Federal 
soldier  at  Belmont,  afterward  lost  an  arm  ;  died  since 
the  war. 

Madden,  George.     Died  in  service. 

McCarthy,  Jim.     Corporal. 

McNichols,  John.  Wounded  at  Belmont  and  Shiloh  ;  dis 
charged  after  12  months'  service  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Norris,  N.     Died  since  the  war. 

Nelson,  W.  Henry.     Paralyzed  since  the  war ;  Whitehaven. 

Prest,  Win.     Germantown. 

Patterson,  Joe  A.     Germantown. 

Pittman,  Arthur  R.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Paine,  John.     Died  since  the  war. 

Pierson,  — . 

Pratt,  — . 

Rogers,  J.  W.  Killed  at  Belmont ;  his  last  words  :  "  Tell 
my  mother  I  died  in  discharging  my  duty  ;  that  was 
all  I  could  do." 

Rowlett,  John  W.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  died  since 
the  war. 

Rainy,  Thomas,  Color  Bearer.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Rhodes,  W.  L.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Richmond,  Hiram.     Died  since  the  war. 

Richmond,  John.     Died  since  the  war. 

Rickett,  — . 

Simms,  Tim  J.    Wounded  at  Belmont ;  died  from  wounds. 

Saffran,  George. 

Stratton,M.V.  Wounded  at  Belmont  and  Missionary  Ridge  ; 
captured  at  Franklin,  but  made  his  escape  ;  Capleville. 

Stratton,  C.  Died  in  service  from  wounds  at  Stone  Mountain. 

Stokes,  W.  L.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Sough,  Jim.     Killed  in  service. 


52  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Stratton,  B.  M.  Wounded  early  in  action  at  Shiloh ;  dis 
charged  ;  Memphis. 

Stratton,  J.  H.    Discharged  for  disability;  joined  cavalry. 

Small,  R.  W.  (Dick).  Wounded  at  Behnont;  twice  cap 
tured  and  twice  escaped ;  Hazen,  Ark. 

Seats,  Wyatt. 

Smith,  John.     Wounded  at  Murfreesboro. 

Savage,  John. 

Shockly,  — . 

Tuggle,  Joe.     Killed  at  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Ga. 

Tuggle,  Palmer  B.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Tuggle,  Thompson.     Died  in  service  at  Columbus,  Ky. 

Tuggle,  George  R.     Capleville. 

Vandervest,  — .     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Williams,  J.  H.     Killed  in  service. 

Williams,  W.  W.     Wounded  in  service  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Weatherall,  A.  C.     Died  since  the  war. 

Walton,  — . 

Winford,  Sam.     Died  since  the  war. 

Woodson,  Gus. 

Wright,  John  W.  Wounded  at  Richmond,  Ky.,  and  at 
Murfreesboro  and  captured;  Memphis,  Tenn. 


Roster  of  Company  D. 

Archibald,  J.  G.     Died  in  service,  June,  1861. 

Bell,  Frank.     Yorkville,  Tenn. 

Biggs,  Jeremiah,  Yorkville,  Tenn. 

Brewster,  R.  S.  Elected  Captain  on  death  of  Capt.  J.  A. 
Wilkins  ;  appointed  Captain  of  Companies  A  and  D 
at  reorganization,  and  was  in  command  at  close  of  the 
war ;  Louisville,  Ky. 

Brewer,  John  A.     Died  in  service  in  1861. 

Brewer,  N.  B.     Died  in  service. 

Busick,  J.  Morton.     Kenton,  Tenn. 

Brown,  Wm.     Died  since  the  war. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          53 

Burrus,  John. 

Cunningham,  J.  W.     Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization 

of  company  ;  died  in  service,  May,  1862. 
Carter,  A.  S. 

Canada,  Henry.     Died  since  the  war. 
Canada,  James.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  Arkansas. 
Cary,  C.  M.     Died  in  service,  September,  1862. 
Carmack,  Tip.     Died  in  service. 

Cowan,  W.  F.     Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  the 
company  ;  died  from  exposure  in  the  battle  of  Shiloh. 
Davis,  Wm.     Gleason,  Tenn. 
Dickey,  A.  J.     Died  since  the  war. 
Dickey,  James.     Dyer  county. 
Dozier,  B.  M.     Killed  at  Belmont. 
Dozier,  Joseph.     Dyer  county. 

Duncan,  W.  C.     Died  in  hospital  in  Mississippi,  June,  1862. 
Eaton,  R.  D.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 
Fullerton,  Henry  T.     Shot  through  thigh,  severing  sciatic 

artery;  discharged  at  Shelby ville;  Kenton,  Tenu. 
Fullerton,  W.  L.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky.  . 
Garrison,  Ed.     Texas. 
Gibson,  Allen.     Rutherford,  Tenn. 
Goodloe,  C.  A.     Alamo,  Tenn. 

Goodloe,  Morris.     Transferred  to  cavalry ;  elected  Lieuten 
ant  of  cavalry  under  Forrest. 
Greer,  J.  N.     Died  since  the  war. 
Guthrie,  Ewing.     Missouri. 
Hall,  John  R.     Yorkville,  Tenn. 
Hale,  James  K.  Polk.     Yorkville,  Tenn. 
Hamilton,  Robert.     Died  since  the  war. 
Hinson,  Ben.     Yorkville,  Tenn. 
Holmes,  Elihu.    Elected  Lieutenant;  wounded  at  Belmont; 

died  since  the  war. 
Holt,  Joseph.     Newbern,  Tenn. 
Holt,  James.     Newbern,  Tenn. 
Hunt,  H.  B.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 


54  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Jones,  Charles.     Died  since  the  war. 

Lee,  James.     Rutherford,  Tenn. 

Leigh,  Wm.     Died  since  the  war. 

Lawrence,  James  J.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

McCorkle,  J.  E.     Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization   of 

company  ;  resigned  from  bad  health  ;  Newbern,  Tenn. 
McCorkle,  J.  S.     Newbern,  Tenn. 
McCorkle,  Locke.     Killed  or  died  in  service. 
McCorkle,  E.  J.     Died  in  service,  August,  1862. 
Mills,  Eugene.     Died  in  service. 
Mathews,  Elisha. 

Minton,  W.  H.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 
Minton,  J.  S.     Died  in  service,  June,  1861. 
Moore,  T.  Jeff.     Winchester,  Teun. 
Montgomery,  John  M.     Discharged  from   ill-health ;  died 

since  the  war. 

Montgomery,  G.  R.     Died  in  service,  1861. 
Northern,  John  B.     Died  since  the  war. 
Northern,  Rufus.     Died  in  service. 
Oakey,  Mack.     Died  since  the  war. 
Parks,  Robert  H.     Died  in  service,  1862. 
Parks,  W.  II.     Killed  at  Belmont. 
Patton,  Geo.  W.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  died  in   camp  at 

Tupelo,  1862. 

Penn,  H.  T.     Christian  county,  Ky. 

Pierce,  Wm.     Died  either  in  service  or  at  close  of  the  war. 
Polk,  W.  II.     Killed  at  Belmont. 
Ray,  Alexander.     Died  since  the  war. 
Rankin,  W.  D.     Died  in  service,  May,  1862. 
Reed,  John  L.     Yorkville,  Tenn. 
Roach,  Harwood.     Killed  at  Belmont. 
Reynolds,  Wm. 

Robinson,  J.  H.     Trenton,  Tenn. 

Robinson,  W.  P.     Wounded  at  Belmont;  Eaton,  Tenn. 
Robinson,  M.  R.     Texas. 
Robinson,  John.     Died  in  service  from  wounds  in  battle. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          55 

Scott,  W.  L.     Died  since  the  war. 
Shaw,  Wm.     Died  in  service,  June,  1862. 
Shaw,  John  II.     Killed  at  Belmont. 
Senter,  David.     Trenton,  Tenn. 
Tucker,  Wm.     Died  in  service,  October,  1862. 
Wade,  Nash.     Texas. 

Weddington,  Rufus  H.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  Arkansas. 
Wherry,  L.  C.     Died  in  service. 

Wilkins,  J.  A.     Elected  Captain  at   organization  of  com 
pany  ;  killed  at  Shiloh. 
Zaricor,  Albert  G.     Killed  at  Belmont. 


Roster  of  Company  E, 

Composed  of  Tennesseans  and  Mississippians. 

Allen,  Thos.  B.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  served  12  months ;  resigned  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Allen,  G.  W.     McKenzie,  Texas. 

Arnett,  D.  C.     Killed  at  Shiloh;  from  Mississippi. 

Arnett,  E.  C.     Canaan,  Miss.;  from  Mississippi. 

Allen,  Sam  H.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Abernathy,  W.  A.  When  the  war  broke  out  he  was  at 
Charlotte  Military  Institute  ;  joined  the  First  North 
Carolina  Regiment ;  fought  the  battle  of  Big  Bethel ; 
was  complimented  by  his  officers  for  gallantry ;  was 
transferred  to  Company  E,  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Reg 
iment  ;  killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Brown,  W.  J.  Appointed  Commissary  Sergeant  of  the 
regiment ;  transferred  after  the  battle  of  Chickamauga 
to  Forrest's  Cavalry  ;  wounded  at  Columbia,  Tenn.; 
Collierville,  Tenn. 

Brown,  A.  C.  Enlisted  at  Murfreesboro  ;  wounded  by  the 
explosion  of  a  shell,  from  which  he  never  recovered, 
and  is  now  in  the  asylum. 

Bull,  D.  C.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 


56  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

Bailey,  B.  T. 

Ballard,  F.  M.  Missing  at  the  battle  of  Richmond,  Ky.; 
supposed  to  have  been  killed. 

Batte,  Tom  B.     Died  in  service. 

Black,  J.  C.     Killed  at  Shiloh  ;  from  Mississippi. 

Blackwell,  J.  W.  Transferred  to  a  Georgia  regiment ;  from 
Mississippi. 

Bonner,  R.  H.  Though  not  a  member  of  Company  E,  he 
fought  with  it  in  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  and  afterward 
became  one  of  Henderson's  famous  scouts. 

Boyd,  J.  W.     Died  since  the  war. 

Bryan,  J.  D. 

Burton,  Cornelius.     Killed  on  Kennesaw  line. 

Clay,  L.  B. 

Cowan,  James.     Died  in  service,  May  1,  1862. 

Clay,  W.  C. 

Craddock,  Geo.  C.  Elected  First  Lieutenant ;  transferred 
to  cavalry  ;  killed  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Dyer,  B.  L.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  promoted  to  Captain  ;  appointed  Quartermaster 
of  regiment;  promoted  to  Lieutenant  -  Colonel  and 
Colonel  of  regiment ;  wounded  at  Yining  Station  and 
in  front  of  Atlanta ;  Inspector- General  on  General 
Vaughan's  staff;  died  since  the  war. 

Dyer,  M.  B.     Died  since  the  war. 

Davis,  W.  F.     Died  since  the  war ;  from  Mississippi. 

Davis,  J.  S.     From  Mississippi. 

DeAregan,  Dr.  Assistant  Hospital  Surgeon  of  the  regi 
ment;  died  since  the  war. 

Doyle,  E.  T.     Canaan,  Miss.;  from  Mississippi. 

Doyle,  Z.  Q.     Bride,  Tenn.;  from  Mississippi. 

Dennis,  Charles.     Died  since  the  war  ;  from  Mississippi. 

Dukes,  W.  A.     Died  in  service,  March  25,  1862. 

Doyle,  0.  A.     Died  in  service;  from  Mississippi. 

Fuiks,  Morris.  Missing  at  Missionary  Ridge;  supposed  to 
have  been  killed. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          57 

Fletcher,  Asbury.     Died  since  the  war. 

Forbes,  J.  A.     Started  out  in  Company  E  ;  was  appointed 

Surgeon  ;  resigned  and  went  to  Virginia  army. 
Green,  A.  J.     Texas. 
Green,  Wm.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 
Gates,  W.  A. 

Grissum,  Felix  ;   died  since  the  war. 
Grissum,  M.  C.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 
Grider,  W.  L. 

Gober,  B.  W.     Moscow,  Tenn. 
Gober,  S. 
Harwell,  Richard  M.     Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization 

of  company;    appointed   Adjutant  of  the   regiment; 

re-elected  Adjutant  at  reorganization  of  the  army  at 

Corinth  ;  appointed  Aid-de-Camp  to   Gen.  Vaughan  ; 

painfully  wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  died  in  the  service. 
Hicks,  Sam.     Discharged  in  Kentucky. 
Hicks,  M.  D.     Died  since  the  war. 
Holliday,  G.  W.     Died  in  service,  November  1,  1861. 
Hogan,  D.  H.     Discharged  in  1862. 
Hill,  E.  E.     Arkansas  ;  from  Mississippi. 
HilKL.H.     Killed  at  Atlanta;  from  Mississippi. 
Heflin,  H.  L.     Stanton,  Tenn. 

Jackson,  W.  A.     Died  since  the  war;  from  Mississippi. 
Jackson,  Tom.     Killed  at  Perryville. 
King,  B.     Died  in  service. 
Landreth,  W. 

Leverett,  J.  W.     Died  since  the  war. 
Lane,  Thomas   M.     Severely  wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ; 

died  since  the  war. 
May,  Powell.     Elected  Lieutenant  at  the  reorganization  of 

the  army  at  Corinth  ;  Clarendon,  Ark. 
Moore,  J.  B. 
Mason,  David  H.     Died  at  Murfreesboro  from  smallpox; 

was  wounded  in  the  ear. 
McConnell,  Charles.     Rossville,  Tenn. 


58  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Moody,  John  A.  Elected  Captain  at  the  reorganization  of 
the  army  at  Corinth  ;  wounded  at  Chickamauga  and 
Franklin;  Trinity,  Texas. 

McNeese,  John.     Killed  in  Hernando,  Miss.,  since  the  war. 

McKinley,  Robert  W.     Died  since  the  war. 

Newby,  E.  W.  Mortally  wounded  at  Belmont ;  died  in 
Memphis  from  wound. 

Pierce,  W.  G.     Died  since  the  war. 

Pierce,  J.  R.     Moscow,  Tenn. 

Pickins,  R.  T.  Transferred  from  Company  E  to  Company 
G;  Moscow,  Tenn. 

Rosser,  W.  B.  Discharged  during  war;  Cotton  Plant,  Ark. 

Rosser,  J.  II.     Cotton  Plant,  Ark. 

Robertson,  S.  J.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Robertson,  Alfred.     Died  in  service,  October,  1861. 

Roland,  W.  T.     Canaan,  Miss.;  from  Mississippi. 

Reed,  W.  C.     Fisherville,  Tenn. 

Scarborough,  L.  A.    Wounded  and  lost  his  foot ;  Memphis. 

Scarborough,  J.  G.     Discharged  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Smith,  J.  W.  Transferred  to  cavalry  ;  promoted  to  Colonel 
of  Cavalry  ;  Grand  Junction,  Tenn. 

Stinson,  W.  W.     Cornersville,  Miss. 

Stinson,  Anderson. 

Stone,  W.  T.  Transferred  to  Company  B,  Thirteenth  Ten 
nessee  Regiment ;  captured  at  Atlanta ;  died  since  war. 

Stuart,  H.     Died  since  the  war. 

Smart,  N.  Z.     Grand  Junction,  Tenn.;  from  Mississippi. 

Spencer,  W.  T.     Died  since  the  war;  from  Mississippi. 

Teague,  B.  F.     Moscow,  Tenn. 

Tiller,  G.  R.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Tiller,  Tom  H.     Died  since  the  war. 

Vaughan,  A.  J.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  regi 
ment ;  elected  Lieutenant  -  Colonel  at  Columbus,  Ky.; 
re-elected  Colonel  at  reorganization  of  army  at  Cor 
inth  ;  promoted  to  Brigadier- General  ;  lost  a  leg; 
Memphis,  Tenn 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          59" 

Watts,  0.  W.     Died  in  service. 

Wells, E.  S.  Wounded  at  Belmont  and  Missionary  Ridge; 
Canaan,  Miss.;  from  Mississippi. 

Yancey,  B.  Transferred  from  Company  C,  Ninth  Missis 
sippi  Regiment,  to  Company  E,  Thirteenth  Tennessee 
Regiment;  Clarendon,  Ark. 

Whitehorn,  H.  H. 

Yancey,  T.  B.  Appointed  Lieutenant  in  the  regular  Con 
federate  States  Army ;  assigned  to  duty  with  Col.  A.  <L 
Vaughan,  and  when  he  was  promoted  was  appointed 
on  his  staff;  Somerville,  Tenn. 

Zellner,  J.  W.  Transferred  at  the  reorganization  of  the 
army  at  Corinth  from  Company  H  to  Company  E  ; 
wounded  at  Shiloh,  at  Richmond,  Ky.,  at  Chicka- 
mauga  and  at  Atlanta  ;  Arlington,  Tenn. 


Roster  of  Company  F. 

Atkins,  J.  P.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  Corinth,  Miss. 

Burns,  M.  ]$".     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Barnett,  H.  H.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Bell,  Robert  N.  Detailed  to  drive  Gen.  Cheatham's  head 
quarters  wagon. 

Cross,  Richard.     Captured  at  Belmont;  died  in  service. 

Connors,  John.     Died  in  service. 

Cain,  Dennis.     Died  since  the  war. 

Churchwell,  George  W.  Elected  Captain  at  reorganiza 
tion  at  Corinth;  killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Clayton,  Francis.     Montezuma,  Tenn. 

Denchy,  M.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

English,  W.  E.     Died  in  service,  August  10,  1862. 

Gullett,  J.  P.     Died  in  service,  March  1,  1862. 

Guthrie,  J.  K     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Gorman,  Dan.  Severely  wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  Jackson,  Tenn. 

Hunt,  Campbell. 


60  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

Houston,  A.  K.  Though  not  a  member  of  this  company, 
fought  with  it  at  Belmont ;  died  since  the  war. 

Hill,  E.  H.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Henry,  Samuel  W.  Elected  First  Lieutenant  at  organiza 
tion  ;  died  in  service  first  year  of  the  war.  * 

Houston,  J.  T.     Corinth,  Miss. 

Hunt,  E.  C. 

Isbell,  S.  M.     Died  in  service,  May,  1862. 

Jones,  — . 

Jones,  John  A.,  Sr.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Jones,  John  A.,  Jr.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Johnson,  J.  R.     Elected  Lieutenant;  died  since  the  war. 

Middleton,  C.  H.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Morgan,  John.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

McGhee,  J.  F.     Died  in  service,  October,  1862. 

McIIughes,  J.  F.     Died  in  service,  October,  1862. 

Owens,  Enoch.     Died  in  service. 

Pinkston,  Harrison.  Elected  Second  Lieutenant;  Colo 
rado  City,  Texas. 

Kamey,  W.  A.  Orderly  Sergeant;  wounded  in  battle;  Ark. 

Sims,  J.  A.  L.     Died  in  service  from  measles,  July,  1861. 

Saunders,  Wm.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Springer,  J.  D.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Shelby,  James.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  Texas. 

Simms,  Ezekiel.     Madison  county. 

Simms,  Milton.     Captured  and  died  during  the  war. 

Thomas,  B.  L.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Wisdom,  Dew  M.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of 
company;  promoted  to  Captain  after  battle  of  Bel 
mont;  wounded  twice  at  Belmont;  resigned  at  reor 
ganization  of  the  army;  went  into  cavalry  ;  was  made 
colonel  of  a  cavalry  regiment  and  served  in  Forrest's 
command  till  the  close  of  the  war;  Guthrie,  I.  T. 

Wigley,  James.     Died  in  service,  August,  1861. 

Winningham,  H.  L.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Wiley,  — .     Died  in  service  at  Fort  Wright,  Memphis. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          61 

Williams,  J.  E*    Died  in  service,  June,  1862. 

Yancy,  J.  E.     Died  in  service,  November,  1862. 

Yarbro,  Martin.  Mortally  wounded  and  died  at  Franklin, 
Tenn. 

Wright,  John  V.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  the 
company  ;  elected  Colonel  at  organization  of  the  reg 
iment;  fought  at  the  battle  of  Belmorit;  elected  to 
Confederate  Congress;  resigned;  Washington,  D.  C. 


Roster  of  Company  Q. 

Adkins,  — . 

Baugh,  Wm.     Died  since  the  war. 

Baugh,  Jno.     Died  since  the  war. 

Boyd,  Wm.     Died  since  the  war. 

Burton,  Cornelius. 

Bidwell,  A.  W. 

Brown,  J.  H.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Brewster,  H.  J.     Died  since  the  war. 

Bennett,  P.  N.  D.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Bryant,  R.  C.     Died  since  the  war. 

Burton,  John  W. 

Baugh,  Link.     Died  since  the  war. 

Bickers,  Wm.     Died  since  the  war. 

Branscomb,  Geo.     Discharged  ;  died  since  the  war 

Cabler,  Tom  F.     Died  since  the  war. 

Carraway,  E.  W.     Fayette  county. 

Chapman,  Walter  C.     Mississippi. 

Connor,  Chas.     Died  November  12,  1862. 

Crenshaw,  C.  W. 

Crenshaw,  Terrell. 

Dicks,  Ed.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Clay,  L.  B.     Georgia. 

Davis,  Elijah.     Died  since  the  war. 

Davis,  Tom. 


62  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Donahue,  Mike.     Ordnance  Sergeant. 

Dyer,  W.  E.  Appointed  Regimental  Commissary  at  organ 
ization  of  the  company;  transferred  to  Gen.  J.  P.  Mc- 
Cown's  Brigade;  promoted  to  Major;  died  since  war. 

Dowdy,  John.     Fayette  county. 

Edwards,  Joe  B.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro ;  died  from 
the  effects  of  the  wound  since  the  war. 

Edwards,  Warren.     Texas. 

Edwards,  Tucker.     Transferred  to  cavalry. 

Ferth,  J.  T.     Leader  of  the  hand  and  on  infirmary  corps. 

Falls,  Henry  N.     Commissary  Sergeant ;  died  since  war. 

Falls,  Charley. 

Gloster,  Otey.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Gorman,  E.  W.  Wounded  at  Jonesboro  ;  captured  arid  ex 
changed  ;  wounded  at  Nashville  ;  Germantown,  Tenn. 

Gynne,  Steve  J.     Killed  after  the  war. 

Gynne,  Henry  C.     Moscow,  Tenn. 

Gynne,  Gus.     Died  since  the  war. 

Gynne,  II.  L.     Texas. 

Heath,  Z.  W.  Entered  service  at  age  of  15  ;  arm  shattered 
at  Richmond,  Ky. ;  badly  wounded  at  Atlanta,  which 
disabled  him  for  further  service;  paroled  from  conva 
lescent  camp ;  Terrell,  Tex. 

Huddleston,  W.  H.     Bolivar,  Tenn. 

Herndon,  W.  M.     Member  of  band  and  on  infirmary  corps. 

Henderson,  Sam.     Died  since  the  war. 

Jobert,  Lee.     Color  Bearer;  killed  at  Missionary  Ridge. 

Jones,  John  W.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Jones,  Wiley  F.     Transferred  to  cavalry ;  LaGrange,  Tenn. 

Jones,  Arthur.     Memphis,  Tenn. 

Jones,  J.  A.     Died  in  service,  June  15,  1861. 

Jones.  Paul. 

Kane,  A.  C.     California. 

Lashley,  Jim.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  resigned;  died  during  the  war. 

Lacey,  W.  C. 


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Lanier,  K.  F.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  promoted  to  Captain;  severely  wounded,  from 
which  he  never  recovered  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Lanier,  Ed.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Richmond,  Ky. 

Lipscomb,  Geo.     LaG range,  Term. 

Lipscomb,  Peter.  Member  of  band  and  on  infirmary  corps ; 
LaGrange,  Tenn. 

Leach,  Josh.  G  Member  of  band  and  on  infirmary  corps, 
Holly  Springs. 

Landrum,  L.     Killed  at  Columbus,  Ky.,  after  the  war. 

Limburger,W.C.  Known  as  "Blind  Tiger;"  Greenville, Tex. 

Moorman,  H.  C.     Elected  Lieutenant;  Somerville,  Tenn. 

Moorman,  Robert  A.     Killed  at  Franklin. 

Massey,  Nat.     Discharged;  died. 

Mitchell,  James.     Big  Greasy. 

Mitchell,  J.  H.     Died  in  service  at  Cleveland,  Teun. 

Mustin,  J.  M.   Died  in  service  at  Chattanooga,  June  22,  '63. 

Mayo,  John.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Malone,  Lon.     Died  since  the  war. 

M  alone,  Cass. 

McKnight,  John.     Forrest  City,  Ark. 

McNamee,  John  T.  Lieutenant;  detailed  on  special  duty; 
killed  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty  in  Fayette  county. 

McNamee,  W.  T.     Wounded  in  service;  died  since  war. 

McKinstry,  M.  M.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

McNeel,  J.  J.     LaGrange,  Tenn. 

Palmer,  Chas.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  resigned;  died  during  or  since  the  war. 

Parham,  W.  R.  Joined  company  after  battle  of  Shiloh; 
slightly  wounded  at  Murfreesboro  and  on  the  Dal  ton 
campaign  ;  Holly  Springs,  Miss. 

Penn,  John.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Pickins,  R.  T.  Transferred  from  Company  E  to  Company 
G;  Moscow,  Tenn. 

Price,  Will. 


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Parham,  Walter. 

Parham,  W.  S.     Died  in  service. 

Parham,  Frank. 

Parham,  Josh.  O.     Forrest  City,  Ark. 

Parham,  Joshua.     Died  in  service. 

Pledge,  Clinton. 

Rainey,  John  H.     Alabama. 

Rawlings,  Joe.     Killed  at  Franklin. 

Rieves,  Mat. 

Rodgers,  W.  J.     Elected  Lieutenant;  Moscow,  Tenn. 

Robertson,  Jim  F.     Died  in  service. 

Reeves,  J.  M. 

Reeves,  Will  H.     Died  since  the  war. 

Sturdevant,  Jim. 

Sharp,  Rufus.     Transferred  to  pioneer  corps. 

Sigman,  T.  F.     Holly  Springs,  Miss. 

Simmons,  Rufus. 

Stewart,  M.  Don.     Died  in  service  at  Columbus,  Ky. 

Sullivan,  Jim.     Died  at  Tupelo,  Miss.,  1862. 

Simmons,  W.  H.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Stafford,  Noah.     Wounded  at  Shiloh. 

Steger,  Jno.  J.  Discharged  on  account  of  his  eyes;  after 
ward  joined  the  cavalry;  captured  at  Holly  Springs 
and  sent  to  Irving  Block;  released  and  returned  to 
his  company  ;  paroled  with  army  at  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

Todd,  J.  R.     Died  since  the  war. 

Tucker,  R.  G.     Wounded  at  Shiloh ;  LaGrange,  Tenn. 

Thornton,  W.  S.     Wounded  in  service;  died  since  the  war. 

Taylor,  Will.  Wounded  at  Kingston,  Ga. ;  discharged  on 
account  of  his  wound;  died. 

Winfield,  W.  E.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  elected  Major  at  organization  of  regiment ;  was 
in  the  battles  of  Belmont  and  Shiloh  ;  resigned ;  died 
since  the  war. 

Winston,  T.  J.     Killed  by  fall  of  horse  since  the  war. 
Winfield,  J.  0.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 


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Winston,  Jim. 

Woodard,  B.  T.     Transferred  to  Forrest's  Cavalry. 

Whyte,  K.  P.  Member  of  band  and  on  infirmary  corps; 
Holly  Springs,  Miss. 

Weems,  John.     Teamster. 

Winston,  Ed.     Middle  Tennessee. 

Woods,  E.  O.     Lieutenant ;  died  since  the  war. 

Wilson,  J.  E.     Transferred  from   Company  A;   Williston. 

Young,  Dave.     Middle  Tennessee. 

Yancey,  Frank.  Severely  wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  Mem 
phis. 

Yancey,  Jas.  E.  Member  of  band  and  on  infirmary  corps  ; 
died  since  the  war. 


Roster  of  Company  H. 

Allen,  J.  W.  Wounded  severely  at  Murfreesboro;  Dex 
ter,  Tenn. 

Allen,  Ed.     Died  since  the  war. 

Aiken,  Sam  Dudley.  Wounded  at  Belmont ;  killed  at 
Murfreesboro. 

Aiken,  W.  M.  Captured  at  Peach  Tree  Creek  and  sent  to 
Camp  Chase. 

Anderson,  J.  W.     Killed  at  Adairsville,  Ga. 

Allen,  Walter.     Died  since  the  war. 

Barnes,  William.     Discharged. 

Bond,  W.  A.     Wounded  at  Atlanta. 

Berryhill,  Frank.     Died  since  the  war. 

Bazimore,  Thomas.     Died  in  service. 

Brown,  Wilber.     Died  in  service. 

Bond,  E".  P.     Died  since  the  war. 

Brooks,  R.  H.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  White  Station,  Tenn. 

Bond,  R.  B.     Died  in  service,  April  18,  1862. 

Barber,  Buck.     Arkansas. 

Bass,  E.     Died  in  service. 


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Chambers,  J.  F.     Mississippi. 

Chambers,  T.  J.  Wounded  at  Peach  Tree  Creek  ;  Tiptou  Co. 

Chambers,  E.  O.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Claiborn,  Wm.  JB.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Cole,  8.  0.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Cole,  R.  A.     Captured  at  Missionary  Ridge  ;  died  in  prison. 

Cole,  Jackson. 

Coulter,  W.  S.     Captured  at  Peach  Tree  Creek  ;  Arkansas. 

Coulter,  Ben.     Died  in  service,  in  hospital. 

Cole,  P.  II.     Appointed  Sergeant-Major  at  organization  of 

regiment;  elected  Major  at  reorganization  of  army  at 

Corinth  ;  killed  at  Murfreesboro. 
Christopher,  L.     Gainsboro,  N.  C. 
Callis,  Clem.     Captured  at  Jonesboro  and  exchanged  ;  Ger- 

matitown. 

Crouch,  R.  II.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 
Craig,  W.  E.     Died  in  service. 
Clayton,  Henry  M.     Died  since  the  war. 
Dunlap,  D.  R.     Germantown. 
Dunlap,  \Vrn.  J.     Killed  at  Belmont. 
Dailey,  Ed.     Elected  First  Lieutenant  at   organization   of 

company;  resigned  ;  joined  Forrest's  Cavalry  ;    killed 

at  Sulphur  Trestle. 

Donelson,  R.  S.     Wounded  severely  at  Chickarnauga;  un 
fit  for  service  the  balance  of  the  war;  Arlington,  Tenn. 
Echlin,  J.  B.     Captured  at  Murfreesboro  ;  died  in   prison. 
Ellis,  P.  S.     Wounded  at  Shiloh;  Lenow,  Tenn. 
Exum,  W.  II.     Lieutenant;  killed  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Easthorne,  E/P.     Died  since  the  war. 
Echles,  George.     Buntyn  Station. 
Farabee,  B.  F.     First  Sergeant ;  wounded  and  captured  at 

Nashville ;  Memphis. 
Finnegan,  J.  P. 

Forgey,  T.  J.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 
Freeman,  W.  F.     Transferred. 
Ferguson,  Thomas.     Died  since  the  war. 


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Gurrett,  John. 

Goodloe,  R.  C.     Died  in  service,  September  30,  1861. 

Gowan,  Hay  wood.     Harrison  Station,  Miss. 

Gowan,  W.  F.  Member  of  band  and  on  infirmary  corps; 
Bartlett,  Tenn. 

Goodlett,  J.  E.     Elected  Lieutenant;  died  in  service. 

Gray,  Willis.     Died  since  the  war. 

Griffin,  Thomas.     Killed  while  in  service,  by  lightning. 

Hall,  Robt,  G.  Shot  through  both  eyes  at  Franklin,  Tenn.; 
entirely  blind  ;  Dexter,  Tenn. 

Hall,  George.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Hodge,  John.  Elected  Lieutenant  in  a  company  of  the 
Fifty-first  Tennessee  Regiment ;  transferred. 

Hancock,  John.  Captured  at  Missionary  Ridge  :  Red  Banks, 
Miss. 

Herring,  Lon  S.  Elected  Lieutenant ;  wounded  at  Shiloh; 
died  since  the  war. 

Jordan,  G.  S.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  resigned  for  bad  health  in  1861;  joined  the 
Twelfth  Tennessee  Cavalry  in  Forrest's  command  ;  was 
detailed  in  the  Quartermaster's  Department  with  Xee- 
ly's  Brigade;  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Lambe,  James.     Mississippi. 

Land,  John  T.     Near  Brunswick,  Tenn. 

Loring,  A.  R.     Died  in  service,  November  14,  1864. 

Lockridge,  J.  W.     Wounded  at  Shiloh. 

Lock,  J.  W.  Wounded  at  Belmont  ;  discharged  on  ac 
count  of  his  age  at  Tupelo;  joined  Forrest's  Cavalry; 
died  since  the  war. 

Lurray,  A.  W.     Raleigh,  Tenn. 

Lenow,  John  II      Discharged  ;  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Moore,  A.  J.  Captured  at  Missionary  Ridge;  died  since 
the  war. 

Munson,  S.  A.  Elected  Lieutenant ;  promoted  to  Captain  ; 
wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  captured  on  Missionary  Ridge 
and  sent  to  prison  at  Johnson's  Island  ;  Memphis, Tenn. 


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Mullins,  T.  B.     Mullins  Station. 

Moore,  J.  R.     Died  in  service,  June  8,  1862. 

Marshall,  W.  A.     Died  October  8,  1861. 

Mason,  R.  M.  Elected  Quartermaster  at  organization  of 
the  regiment ;  promoted  to  Depot  Quartermaster  by 
General  Pillow  at  Columbus,  and  promoted  to  Corps 
Quartermaster  by  Gen.  Polk;  died  since  the  war. 

Miller,  Lucius  W. 

Massey,  J.  W.     Died  in  service,  April  28,  1863. 

McDonald,  J.  W.     Transferred  to  marine  service. 

McBrooks,  John.  Detailed  in  the  Quartermaster's  Depart 
ment,  where  he  served  during  the  war ;  died  since  war. 

Nolly,  W.  B.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  regi 
ment;  resigned  in  1863  forbad  health;  Little  Rock. 

Nathan,  Sam.     Died  in  service. 

Osborn,  George.     Arkansas. 

Owens,  \V.  G.     Died  in  service. 

Patrick,  Henry.  Discharged  at  Chickamauga,  for  disa 
bility  and  bad  health.  Lenow,  Tenn. 

Powell,  C.  W.     Killed  at  Franklin. 

Perkins,  N.  C.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  resigned  at  Columbus  in  1861 ;  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Potts,  Thomas  J.     Died  in  service. 

Pittman,  R.  W.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  his 
company;  wounded  slightly  at  Belmont  and  severely 
at  Shiloh ;  promoted  to  Lieutenant  -  Colonel  on  the 
death  of  Lieut. -Col.  Morgan,  and  to  Colonel  of  the 
regiment  on  the  promotion  of  Col.  Yaughan  to  Briga 
dier  General ;  Den  ton,  Tex. 

Russell,  J.  W.   Mortally  wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  died  in  service. 

Roberts,  William.  Missing  at  Perryville,  and  was  either 
killed  or  captured. 

Rogers,  Chip.     Died  since  the  war. 

Rogers,  Harvey.     Died  since  the  war. 

Robinson*  Henry.  Color  Corporal ;  missed  at  Richmond, 
Ivy.;  either  killed  or  captured;  most  probably  killed. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE    INFANTRY.          69 

Royster,  D.  R.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Starr,  Howard.     Killed  December  20,  1862. 

Stephenson,  J.  J.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Sensing,  J.  P.     Bell,  Tenn. 

Sensing,  Robert.     Gadsden,  Tenn. 

Sweeney,  Casey.  Wounded  at  Franklin  ;  died  since  the  war. 

St urges,  J.  L.     Morning  Sun,  Tenn. 

Snell,  J.  T.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Snowden,  M.  C.     Died  since  the  war. 

Timmons,  Henry.     Buntyn  Station,  Tenn. 

Thompson,  J.  A.     Killed  at  Atlanta. 

Turner,  George  W.  Elected  Lieutenant  ;  killed  in  front 
of  Atlanta  on  outpost  duty. 

Turner,  J.  W.     Died  since  the  war. 

Turner,  W.  W.     Died  since  the  war. 

Thompson,  0.  Virgil.     Florida. 

Tally,  A.  J.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  and  died  from  wounds. 

Terry,  J.  W. 

Thomas,  William.     Died  since  the  war. 

Waddell,  George.     Died  since  the  war. 

Waddle,  S.  B.     Arkansas. 

Wooten,  T.  J.  Wounded  at  Atlanta;  permanently  disa 
bled  ;  Eatonton,  Ga. 

Williams,  J.  Kimball.     Died  in  service. 

Wiley,  Thomas.     Elected  Lieutenant. 

Whitehead,  J.  W.     Died  since  the  war. 

Wynne,  George  W.     Covington,  Tenn. 

Woodson,  Henry  M.  Transferred  from  Company  E,  Thirty- 
fourth  Mississippi  Regiment,  to  Company  H,  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  Regiment ;  Memphis,  Tenn. 

White,  W.  F.     Died  since  the  war. 

White,  Dick.     Died  since  the  war. 

Whitley,  J.  P.     Arkansas. 

Yates,  Ed  A.   Wounded  at  Adairsville,  Ga.;  died  since  war. 

Yates,  P.  C.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  and  captured; 
Dexter,  Tenn. 


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Yates,  W.  H.     Wounded  at  Jonesboro  ;  Dexter,  Tenn. 

Young,  J.  Carr.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Zellner,  J.  W.  Transferred  at  reorganization  to  Company 
E  ;  wounded  at  Shiloh,  Richmond,  Ky.,  Chickamauga, 
on  Xew  Hope  Line  and  at  Atlanta;  Arlington,  Tenn. 


Roster  of  Company  I. 

Autry,  John.     Died  in  service,  October  15,  1861. 

Alsup,  Wm.     Died  in  service,  October  10,  1861. 

Anderson,  Andrew. 

Barham,  R.  J.,  Jr.  Wounded  at  Atlanta ;  died  since  the  war. 

Bray,  B.  M.  Elected  Second  Lieutenant ;  wounded  at  Shi 
loh  ;  Santiago,  Cal. 

Bray,  Randolph.  Mortally  wrounded  at  Richmond,  Ky., 
and  died. 

Berger,  G.  W.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Bell,  John.     Died  in  service,  August  1,  1861. 

Beaver,  W.  H.     Died  in  service,  October  4,  1861. 

Brewer,  Jno.  Died  in  service,  Oct.  7, 1861,  at  Columbus,  Ky. 

Barham,  Jno.    Died  in  service,  Oct.  10,  1861,  at  Randolph. 

Baine,  Bob.     Mifflin,  Tenn. 

Baine,  James.     Texas. 

Brown,  Harper.     Mifflin,  Tenn. 

Brown,  W.  J.     Alt  us,  Ark. 

Barham,  R.  J.,  Sr.     Wounded  at  Shiloh  and  Murfreesboro. 

Barham,  Richard.     Drowned  at  Frankfort,  Ky.,  1862. 

Barham,  Isaiah.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  transferred 
to  Forrest's  Cavalry  ;  killed  at  Parker's  Cross  Roads. 

Bailey,  Thomas.     Texas. 

Crook,  W.  J.  Started  out  private;  elected  Captain  ;  pro 
moted  to  Major  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Regiment;  died 
since  the  war. 

Cawthon,  James.     Maiden,  Mo. 

Crook,  E.  II.     Henderson  Station,  Tenn. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE    INFANTRY.          71 


Crook,  VV.  B.     Texas. 

Groom,  Ben.     Pinson,  Term. 

Crow,  G.  W.  Died  in  service  just  before  battle  of  Mur- 
freesboro,  December  13, 1862. 

Cawthon,  Kit.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Carver,  Henry.     Died  in  service,  Sept.  11, 1801,  at  Memphis. 

Collins,  Nathan.     Texas. 

Crooms,  James.     Died  in  service  in  Mississippi  in  1862. 

Collins,  J.  F.     Texas. 

Crooms,  Jesse.     Pinson,  Tenn. 

Dickerson,  B.  F.  Started  out  private  ;  appointed  Assistant 
Surgeon  of  Thirteenth  Regiment;  promoted  to  Sur 
geon  of  Thirteenth  Regiment;  died  since  the  war. 

Dickerson,  W.  B.     Died  in  service,  August  22,  1861. 

Diftee,  Clark.  Wounded  on  infirmary  corps  at  Shiloh ; 
White  Fern,  Tenn. 

Daniel,  Thomas. 

Dickie,  Thomas.     Died  in  service,  1862. 

Daniels,  "Parson."     Mississippi. 

Edwards,  Wm.     Third  Lieutenant ;  McKinney,  Texas. 

Edwards,  J.  R.     Mifflin,  Tenn. 

Fawcett,  M.     Texas. 

Farrow,  P.  B.     Died  since  the  war. 

Farnsworth,  Wm.     Wounded  at  !S"ew  Hope  Church. 

Fringer,  W.  II.     Died  since  the  war. 

Farnsworth,  Sam.     Died  since  the  war. 

Freeman,  W.  II.     Lexington,  Tenn. 

Green,  G.  B.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Griswell,  John. 

Galbreath,  J.  N.  Discharged  during  the  war;  Center 
Point,  Tenn. 

Glenn, Peter.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro  ;  killed  at  Franklin. 

Henry,  Felix.     Died  in  service. 

Hendrix,  J.  C.  Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  died  in  service  at 
Oxford,  Miss. 

Hamlett,  L.  F.     Killed  at  Belmont. 


72  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

Hart,  Thomas.  Wounded  at  Belmont,  Shilob,  Richmond, 
Ky.,  and  at  Atlanta  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Hart,  J.  M.  Transferred  to  Henderson's  scouts  ;  died  since 
the  war. 

Hal  torn,  B.  F.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Hart,  James.     Wounded  July  22, 1864  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Holis,  Crow.     Discharged   before  the  battle  of  Richmond. 

House,  Freeman. 

Hardeman,  Joseph.     Discharged  during  the  war. 

Hardeman,  Newton.     Discharged  during  the  war. 

Haltom,  Elisha. 

Houston,  Wm.  H.     Pinson,  Tenn. 

Hurt,  Jeremiah.     Died  in  service,  October  2,  1862. 

Hamlett,  Daniel.     Died  in  service. 

Hamlett,  James.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Hendrix,  Jerry.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro,  captured  and 
died  in  prison. 

Horton,  L.  D.     Shady  Hill,  Tenn. 

Horton,  Jess.     Shady  Hill,  Tenn. 

Haygard,  — .     Henderson,  Tenn. 

Hubbard,  John. 

Ivey,  James.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Joiner,  Arch.     Wounded  at  Franklin;  Mifflin,  Tenn. 

Joiner,  Joe.     Mifflin,  Tenn. 

Laird,  T.  B. 

Mitchell,  John.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Mitchell,  Thomas.     Died  in  service. 

Milton,  Wm.     Discharged  during  the  war. 

Mitchell,  James.     Mifflin,  Tenn. 

Mcllaney,  C.  F.     Lexington,  Tenn. 

McGlothen,  Joe.     Dyer  county. 

McGlothen,  John.     Died  in  service. 

McLaughlin,  J.  H.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

McNeely,  F.  W.     Died  in  service,  April  2,  1862. 

McCallum,  Daniel.     Killed  at  Atlanta. 

Nesbit,  John  G.     Killed  at  Belmont. 


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Neil,  G.  II.     Died  in  service,  June  1,  1862. 

Neil,  Sam.     Morris  Chapel,  Tenn. 

Ozier,  G.  B.     Killed  at  Atlanta. 

Ozier,  J.  D.     Memphis,  Tenn. 

Ozier,  John  W.  The  first  man  wounded  on  skirmish  line 
at  Belmont ;  wounded  at  Shiloh,  and  at  Franklin  three 
times;  Henderson,  Tenn. 

Parish,  John.  Wounded  at  Belmont  and  Franklin  ;  Hen 
derson,  Tenn. 

Priddy,  Ohas.  W.  Wounded  at  Belmont  and  lost  right 
arm  at  Atlanta ;  died  in  service  near  close  of  the  war. 

Piles,  A.  B.     Wounded  at  Belmont.     Arkansas. 

Purdy,  John  R.     Florida. 

Ross,  G.  L.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  company; 
served  12  months  and  resigned  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Reed,  John.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Roberson,  Lewis.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Rice,  J.  R.     Elected  Lieutenant ;  died  since  the  war. 

Rice,  Frank.     Died  since  the  war. 

Roberson,  Winslow.     Henderson,  Tenn. 

Ross,  S.  R.     Wounded  at  Shiloh;  Henderson,  Tenn. 

Rhodes,  Jerry.     Texas. 

Smith,  A.  J.     Died  in  service,  at  hospital  in  Mississippi. 

Stone,  R.  R.    Wounded  at  Shiloh  ;  killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Starnes,  John. 

Stewart,  Win.     Lost  a  leg  in  service. 

Stone,  Ike  A.  Badly  wounded  in  the  head  at  Murfrees- 
boro,  yet  he  bound  up  his  wounds  and  fought  gallantly 
in  every  charge  during  the  day;  was  complimented  at 
Richmond,  Ky.,  by  Gens.E.  Kirby  Smith  and  Cleburne 
for  gallant  conduct  on  the  field  ;  was  so  badly  wounded 
at  Jonesboro  that  he  has  to  this  day  to  be  moved  about 
in  a  chair;  Jack's  Creek,  Tenn. 

Stone,  W.  C.  Killed  at  Atlanta  in  a  desperate  charge  ;  he 
crossed  the  enemy's  works  and  fell,  pierced  by  five  balls. 

Stegall,  Jasper.     St.  Louis,  Mo. 


74  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Stegall,  M.  J.  Elected  Third  Lieutenant  at  Columbus,  but 
had  to  resign  for  bad  health  ;  afterward  joined  For 
rest's  Cavalry  ;  was  captured  and  died  in  Alton  prison. 

Snow,  R.  D.  Wounded  at  Murfreesboro,  Dec.  30,  1862; 
also  at  Atlanta,  August,  1864 ;  Morris  Chapel,  Tenn. 

Seemore,  John.     Died  since  the  war. 

Tillman,  D.  li.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Thompson,  J.  P.     Henderson  Station. 

Thomas,  Champ.     Died  since  the  war. 

Vandike,  J.  K     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Vandike,  A.  M.  Wounded  at  Shiloh  in  shoulder  and  then 
in  right  breast ;  Center  Point,  Tenn. 

Wilson,  N.  B.     Died  in  service,  July  5,  1861. 

Waggoner,  II.  N.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Ward,  Minous.     Illinois. 

Wheatly,  Addy.     Lexington,  Tenn. 

Wilson,  Van.     Mississippi. 


Roster  of  Company  K. 

Aden,  G.  W.     Wounded  at  Belmont. 

Albritton,  James  H. 

Anderson,  L.  W. 

Baker,  Henry  W. 

Brown,  A.  D.  Sergeant;  elected  Lieutenant  at  reorgani 
zation  ;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Franklin. 

Buchanan,  Thomas  C.  First  Sergeant;  promoted  to  Lieu 
tenant  in  1861 ;  wounded  at  Shiloh. 

Bryant,  John  M. 

Blankinship,  C. 

Brent,  W.  II.     Died  in  service,  February,  1862 

Burnham,  Joshua. 

Clany,  Edwin  S. 

Chitwood,  C.  A.     Killed  at  Shiloh. 

Chrisman,  J.  II.     Died  in  service,  May,  1862. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE    INFANTRY.          75 


Clark,  James  W. 

Cole,  James  M. 

Cross,  Marcellus  A. 

Duke,  Geo.  T.     Corporal ;  wounded  at  Shiloh. 

Duke,  James  F.     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

DeBerry,  N.  E.     Second  Lieutenant;  resigned  on  account 

of  ill  health;  wounded  at  Belmont. 
Essary,  William  J. 
Espy,  W.  II. 

Espy,  Robt.  R.     Discharged  in  1861. 
Endaly,  James  T. 

Fields,  W.  B.    Sergeant ;  wounded  at  Belmont ;  discharged . 
Featherston,  W.  Y.     Wounded  at  Shiloh. 
Ferrell,  Thomas  H.     Appointed  Sergeant  in  1862. 
Forshell,  Thomas  V. 
Ferrell,  Sam  A. 
Fortner,  Isaac. 
Gibson,  John  W. 

Gooch,  Alex.  Campbell.     Died  in  Columbus  Sept.,  1861. 
Hall,  Julius  M.     Discharged,  having  furnished  substitute. 
Hall,  Young  W.     Killed  at  Belmont. 
Hall,  William.     Substituted  for  J.  M.  Hall. 
Harden,  W.  C.     Died  in  service,  June,  1861. 
Hebbits,  Joseph  R.     Elected  Captain  at  reorganization  in 

1862 ;  transferred  to  Forrest's  Cavalry,  and  killed  at 

Cross  Roads. 

Holland,  Joseph  W.     Discharged  in  1862. 
Howard,  James  L.     Died  in  service  in  1862. 
Huffman,  John  A.     Detailed  as  blacksmith  in  Government 

shop  at  Columbus,  Ky. 
Halbrook,  W.  H. 

Kirk,  M.  R.     Died  in  service,  December,  1861. 
Jones,  Richard  M. 
Lemmett,  Alfred. 
Lalspeich,  David.     Detailed. 
Lyons,  W.  J. 


76  PERSONAL    RECORD. 

Latta,  Sanrl  R.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  com 
pany ;  resigned  at  reorganization  of  army  at  Corinth ; 
wounded  at  Belmont. 

McDavid,  Sam'l.     Second  Sergeant. 

Mays,  Thomas  S. 

Madden,  Jas.  R.     First  Sergeant;  died  in  service  in  1862. 

Pierce,  Joseph  A.  Elected  First  Lieutenant  at  organiza 
tion  of  the  company. 

Purcell,  Joseph  II.  Elected  Second  Lieutenant  December, 
1861 ;  wounded  at  Belmont. 

Parish,  J.  A.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Presgron,  George  W. 

Pitts,  Theophilus. 

Prater,  Frank.     Died  in  service,  January,  1861. 

Richardson,  Jno.  Corporal ;  wounded  at  Belmont ;  elected 
Lieutenant  at  reorganization  ;  killed  at  Franklin. 

Robertson,  Jesse  R. 

Robertson,  George  W. 

Rush,  William  M. 

Recroft,  R.  W. 

Redding,  Henry  P.     Died  in  service,  November  20,  1861. 

Saunders,  James  C. 

Saunders,  E.  B.     Wounded  at  Belmont. 

Saunders,  W.  II. 

Seats,  William.  Transferred  to  M.  R.  Hill's  Regiment ; 
elected  Captain. 

Sampson,  Frank  P.  Elected  Lieutenant ;  severely  wounded 
in  the  Dalton  campaign ;  died  since  the  war. 

Sengleterry,  D.  N. 

Skipwith,  Carter  E.     Killed 'at  Murfreesboro. 

Smith,  N.  I. 

Smith,  James  Lowry.     Killed  at  Belmont. 

Shouthel,  French  M. 

Scott,  Thomas.     Died  in  service  in  1861. 

Skipper,  James. 

Tansell,  John  B.     Corporal. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT   TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          77 

Tedford,  James  W.     Wounded  at  Belmont. 
Warren,  N.  W.     Corporal. 
Walker,  S.  B.     Wounded  at  Belmont. 
Weakley,  W.  B. 
Williamson,  J.  K. 
Wriley,  Green. 
Wilkerson,  Felix. 

Woods,  S.  D.     Brev«t  Second  Lieutenant;  resigned  on  ac 
count  of  ill  health. 

Walker,  James  Archer.     Died  in  service. 
Walker,  Washington  L.     Died  in  service,  October,  1861. 


Roster  of  Company  L. 

A  cord,  — . 

Askew,  John.     Died  since  the  war. 

Askew,  N.  B.     Died  in  service,  November  11,  1862. 

Anderson,  M.  L.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  Shelbyville,Tenn., 
in  1863;  LaGrange,  Tenn. 

Arnitt,  Dick.     Died  since  the  war. 

Adkinson,  Thomas.     Killed  at  Atlanta. 

Blakeslee,  C.  T.  Wounded  severely  at  Murfreesboro,  which 
disabled  him  for  field  service,  and  was  detailed  in  the 
commissary  department ;  Hickory  Flat. 

Bass,  R.  J.     Died  during  the  war. 

Bailey,  R.  J.     Killed  at  the  battle  of  Murfreesboro. 

Booth,  Joe.     Living. 

Batte,  T.     Died  in  service. 

Booth,  F.     Near  Somerville,  Tenn. 

Bennett,  — .     Killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Bennett,  — .     Living. 

Collins,  Samuel.     Killed  in  service. 

Collins,  John. 

Doyle,  0.  N.     Died  in  service,  August  15,  1862. 

Ewell,  Dr.  A.  C.     Died  in  1878. 

Farmer,  John.     Died  in  service,  May,  1862. 


78  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Finch,  B.  H.     Died  since  the  war. 

Ferth,  W.  T.     Died  since  the  war. 

Farris,  Walsh.     Living  in  Fayette  county. 

Gaugh,  E.     Died  in  service,  December,  1862. 

Gates,  John  H.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Gordon,  J.  K.     Died  in  service,  January  1,  1863. 

Gray,  H.  A.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Gray,  W.  0.     Captured  and  died  in  prison. 

Gates,  W.  H.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  com 
pany  ;  killed  at  Murfreesboro. 

Herndon,  W.  M.  Member  of  the  band  and  on  infirmary 
corps  ;  died  since  the  war. 

Hodges,  0.  T.     Little  Rock,  Ark. 

Jones,  C.  B.  Elected  Captain  at  organization  of  the  com 
pany;  severely  wounded  at  Murfreesboro;  resigned; 
died  since  the  war. 

Jenkins,  J.  S.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Jenkins,  S.  T.     Died  in  service,  August  1,  1862. 

King,  B.     Died  in  service,  May,  1862. 

Lax,  R.  M.     Hickory  Valley. 

Lloyd,  T.  P.     Discharged  in  Kentucky  for  ill  health. 

Lane,  Tom.  Severely  wounded;  arm  shattered;  died  of 
yellow  fever  in  1878. 

McNarnee,  C.  E.     Wounded  and  died  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Milliken,  W.  A.  Appointed  Sergeant-Major  after  battle  of 
Chickamauga;  Washington  City. 

Milliken,  L.  H.  Appointed  Chaplain  after  resignation  of 
W.  D.  F.  Hafford  ;  appointed  Brigade  Chaplain  ;  died 
since  the  war. 

Moody,  R.  E.  Elected  Captain  to  succeed  C.  B.  Jones; 
died  since  the  war. 

Mason,  David.  Wounded  in  battle;  died  in  service  from 
smallpox  at  Murfreesboro. 

Mason,  Tom  L.  Seriously  wounded  in  the  foot  at  Atlanta  ; 
living  in  Mississippi. 

Morton,  Wm.  M.     Died  since  the  war. 


THIRTEENTH    REGIMENT  TENNESSEE   INFANTRY.          79 

McCaskell,  J.  A.     Died  in  service,  August,  1862. 

McCaskell,  — .     Died  since  the  war. 

McXeill,  James  A.     Died  since  the  war. 

Malone,  Ben.     Living. 

Oliver,  John. 

Pledge,  Wm.  A.     Died  in  1896. 

Prewett,  Mansfield.     Grand  Junction,  Tenn. 

Prewett,  Jerry.     Killed  at  Kesaca,  Ga. 

Parham,  Lee.     Died  since  the  war. 

Parham,  App.     Wounded;  died  from  wound. 

Kadford,  John.     Died  since  the  war. 

Sutherland,  W.  A.     Killed  after  the  war. 

Shelton,  Geo.  P.     Died  in  1871. 

Scott,  Reuben.  Elected  Lieutenant  at  organization  of  the 
company. 

Scott,  Henry  F.     Died  since  the  war. 

Shenau4t,  Isaac.     Died  in  service. 

Shenault,  Joe.     Tipton  county. 

Shenault,  Walter.     Died  in  service. 

Sharp,  John.     Died  in  service,  April  1,  1863. 

Sims.  B.  G.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Smart,  John. 

Smith,  J.  M.     Killed  at  Missionary  Ridge. 

Ursery,  John. 

Ursery,  — . 

Waddell,  Gray.     Killed  at  Atlanta. 

Waddell,  J.  D.     Elected  Lieutenant ;  living. 

Wooteii,  Henry.     Died  in  service  at  Knoxville,  1862. 

Wooten,  Joe.     Died  at  the  close  of  the  war. 

Wintield,  M.  R.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Wilkerson,  \V.  W.     Died  in  service,  May,  1862. 

Wilkerson,  1>.  \V.     Killed  at  Richmond,  Ky. 

Winston,  Ed.     Middle  Tennessee. 

Webster,  1>      Died  in  service,  1862. 

Wintield,  \V.  W.  (Tish.)  Discharged  for  ill  health  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  ;  died  since  the  war. 


80  PERSONAL    RECORD. 


Faithful  Colored  Servants. 

The  survivors  of  the  Thirteenth  Regiment,  like  the  writer, 
remember  most  gratefully  the  faithful  body  servants  who 
followed  us  during  the  dark  and  bloody  period.  I  have 
endeavored  to  collect  the  names  of  these  colored  men- 
slaves  then,  but  freemen  at  the  end — -and  add  them  here  to 
this  roster,  believing  as  I  do  that  their  personal  loyalty  and 
faithful  service  entitle  them  to  "  honorable  mention." 

Roach  Howard,  Company  E.  Jack  Mathes,  Company  B. 

Berry  Moore,  Company  E.  Orange  Donelson,  Company  II. 

Joe  Farrow,  Company  C.  Jack  Farabee,  Company  H. 

Baltimore  Tuggle,  Company  C.  Arthur  Ecklin,  Company  H.  • 

Ike  Mullins,  Company  H.  Young  Thurman,   Fourth  Term.  Kegt. 

Dick  Tuggle,  Company  C.  Henry  Morgan,  Company  C. 

Dave  Thompson,  Company  H.  Jack  Dyer,  Company  E. 

Booker  Hart,  Company  I.  Daniel  Harwell,  Company  E. 

Durell  Bailey,  Company  B.  Josh  Burnett,  Company  B. 

Granville  Cash,  Company  B.  Miles  Mewborn,  Company  B. 

Ike  Jamison,  Company  C.  Rufus  Purdy,  Company  I. 

Alf  Ellis,  Company  C.  Daniel  Jones,  Company  L. 

Kelsey  Mebane,  Company  B.  Ben  Parham,  Company  L. 

Romeo  Parham,  Company  G.  Royal  Winston,  Company  G. 

Sam  Falls,  Company  G.  Frank  Chrisman,  Company  G. 

Mull  Harrison,  Company  C.  Mat  Elam,  Company  C. 

Ike  Payne,  Company  C. 

In  at  least  two  instances  proof  was  given  by  the  slave  of 
heroic  devotion  to  his  master.  Lieutenant  Thurman  was 
shot  at  Atlanta,  and  his  body  servant,  Young,  taking  charge 
of  him,  through  all  sorts  of  hardships  and  deprivations, 
faithfully  nursed  him  until  he  died.  Young  then  dug  a 
grave  with  his  own  hands,  buried  his  young  master,  and, 


THIRTEENTH  REGIMENT  TENNESSEE  INFANTRY.          81 

making  his  way  across  two  States,  came  back  to  Shelby 
county,  where  the  stricken  father  and  mother  heard  the 
pitiful  story  from  his  lips  of  how  their  boy  had  passed 
away.  They  told  Young  that  they  wanted  their  boy  buried 
at  their  old  home;  so  the  negro,  with  a  wagon  and  team, 
made  his  way  back  to  the  unmarked  grave  he  had  dug  and 
brought  the  body  all  the  way  through  a  thousand  difficul 
ties  and  dangers  to  the  old  master  and  mistress.  I  do  not 
know  that  this  negro  is  now  living,  but  I  mention  his  deed 
that  those  of  this  generation  may  know  something  of  a 
faithfulness  strong  enough  and  great  enough  to  command 
the  admiration  of  all  the  world. 

Another :  At  Belmont  one  of  the  negroes,  whose  name 
I  deeply  regret  having  lost,  while  the  battle  was  yet  rag 
ing,  seeing  his  young  master  fall,  went  into  the  storm  of 
shot  and  shell  and  brought  the  body  safely  back  into  our 
lines.  In  Edwards'  beautiful  story  of  "The  Valley  of  the 
Shadder"  a  similar  episode  is  told — so  eloquently,  so  ten 
derly  told — that  it  is  difficult  to  read  it  without  tears.  The 
Thirteenth  Regiment  saw  the  actual  occurrence  at  Bel 
mont,  so  can  bear  witness  for  the  negro  to  those  who 
might  think  Mr.  Edwards  was  speaking  from  his  fancy 
rather  than  from  actual  facts. 


my  task  is  done.  If  this  humble  compilation  will 
save  from  obscurity  some  of  my  old  comrades  —  if  it  will 
add  anything  to  the  record  of  the  fame  which  others  have 
won  —  I  have  received  all  the  reward  I  ask. 


APPENDIX. 


Some  Incidents  of  the  War. 

Some  incidents  and  happenings  took  place  during  the 
war  which,  I  think,  would  interest  or  amuse,  and  which 
do  not  strictly  form  a  part  of  this  brief  compilation.  I  add 
some  of  them  here  in  the  hope  that  they  may  not  be  found 
dull  reading  to  those  who  have  followed  thus  far  my  little 

contribution. 

A    FLAG    PRESENTATION. 

This  incident  occurred  just  as  the  Dixie  Rifles  were  on 
the  eve  of  leaving  home  to  go  into  the  army,  and  was 
swallowed  up  in  the  vortex  of  the  terrible  wrar  we  then 
thought  was  to  be  of  such  short  duration.  1  think  to  men 
tion  it  now,  for  its  blending  of  the  beautiful  and  ludicrous 
will  bring  it  back  to  the  minds  of  the  survivors  and  their 
descendants  of  Company  E  of  the  old  Thirteenth  Regiment. 

On  a  glorious  June  morning,  with  just  that  buoyancy  in 
the  air  that  makes  mere  existence  a  pleasure,  the  company 
assembled  in  the  little  village  of  Moscow,  Fayette  county, 
to  receive  a  most  beautiful  and  elegant  Confederate  flag 
that  the  ladies  of  the  village  had  made  for  the  company. 
The  then  Miss  Fannie  Steger  (now  Mrs.  Dr.  R.  L.  Knox  of 
Memphis)  had  been  selected  to  make  the  presentation  of 
the  colors.  I  do  not  know  if  she  will  thank  me  now  for 
attempting  to  bring  back  the  speech  that  she,  a  winsome 
and  lovely  young  lady,  made  to  us  on  that  morning.  Of 
course  I  cannot  recall  all  that  she  said,  but  I  can  remember 
enough  to  know  that  it  sounded  like  the  blast  of  a  bugle, 
like  the  playing  of  exquisite  music,  and  inspired  every 
member  of  the  compan}7  with  intenser  patriotism  and  with 
profound  admiration  for  the  fair  speaker.  Feeling  myself 


84  APPENDIX. 


(then  as  now)  utterly  incapable  of  making  a  speech,  I  called 
on  a  young  member  of  the  company  to  receive  the  flag  from 
the  fair  hands  of  those  who  had  woven  it.  He  stepped  on 
the  platform  with  every  appearance  of  self-confidence,  but 
to  his  surprise  and  to  that  of  all  the  rest  of  us,  he  found 
himself  overwhelmed  with  embarrassment.  Blushing,  stut 
tering  and  stammering,  he  began  with,  "Ladies  and  gentle 
men,  we  accept,"  and  then  broke  down.  After  swallowing 
a  glass  or  two  of  water,  he  began  again,  ''Ladies  and  gen 
tlemen,  we  accept,"  and,  still  stammering  and  stuttering, 
once  more  took  water.  This  occurred  a  third  time,  when 
one  of  the  boys  called  out  from  the  rear,  "  D — n  it,  say  to  her, 
We  accept  the  flag,  and  will  follow  it  to  h — 1  or  to  victory." 
Amid  yells  of  applause  the  young  man  reached  for  the  flag 
'  and  sat  down.  This  flag  was  kept  throughout  the  whole 
war,  and  today,  thirty-two  years  since  the  struggle  ended, 
is  carefully  preserved  by  my  friend,  Dr.  T.  B.  Yancey,  of 
Somerville,  Tenn. 

THE    PRESENTATION    OF    A   HORSE. 

While  the  army  was  in  winter  quarters  at  Dalton,  Ga., 
an  incident  occurred  in  the  Thirteenth  Tennessee  Regi 
ment  which  has  left  a  memory  that  will  linger  with  me 
until  the  "  shadows  gather  for  the  eternal  night." 

The  regiment  was  reduced  to  less  than  two  hundred 
men,  and,  in  generosity  and  love,  these  few  men  deter 
mined  to  make  me  (now  promoted  to  Brigadier-General) 
a  present  of  a  horse.  It  was  difficult  to  find  such  a  horse 
as  they  wanted,  but  Dr.  Yandell  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  who 
belonged  to  the  medical  department,  had  a  magnificent 
Gray  Eagle  horse,  for  which  he  wanted  four  thousand  dol 
lars,  but  said  that,  if  the  regiment  wanted  it  for  their  com 
mander,  he  would  take  three  thousand  dollars.  These  few 
men,  drawing  eleven  dollars  per  month,  with  their  uni 
forms  in  rags,  and  living  on  half  rations,  agreed  to  buy  the 
horse,  and  absolutely  refused  to  let  anyone  outside  of  the 


MY  LOST  LEG.  85 


regiment  give  one  cent.  The. money  was  scraped  up  among 
themselves  and  the  present  made,  Captain  Jerry  Crook  of 
Company  I  delivering  the  presentation  speech,  and  Captain 
R.  F.  Lanier  of  Company  G,  on  behalf  of  his  commander, 
the  reception  speech.  The  horse  was  christened  "  Chicka- 
mauga."  I  have  lived  to  forget  many  things,  but  never 
will  pass  from  my  heart  the  gratitude  I  felt  that  day  when 
my  war-worn  soldiers  in  their  ragged  gray  gathered  around 
me  to  show  their  love  and  confidence.  If  nothing  else,  that 
act  alone  makes  dear  to  my  heart  every  soldier  of  the  Thir 
teenth  Tennessee  Regiment. 

MY    LOST    LEG. 

Among  the  most  intimate  friends  of  my  evening  time, 
I  have  found  infinite  comfort  and  cheer  in  two,  wlro  for 
twenty  years  have  been  a  part  of  my  life.  These  two,  the 
Hon.  James  M.  Greer  and  Mr.  James  F.  Hunter,  having 
made  me  almost  a  part  of  their  family  lives,  I  wrote  out  for 
their  boys,  Allen,  Autry  and  Rowan  Greer,  and  Douglass 
Hunter,  this  account  of  how  I  lost  my  leg,  and  print  it 
here  without  apology  to  my  readers. 

Soon  after  Sherman's  army  was  so  signally  repulsed  on 
the  Kennesaw  line,  he  again  commenced  his  flank  move 
ment,  which  forced  our  army  to  fall  back. 

On  the  4th  of  July,  1864,  one  of  the  hottest  days  of  the 
season,  our  army  arrived  at  Yining  Station,  just  below 
Marietta,  Ga.,  where  it  was  formed  in  line  of  battle,  with 
orders  for  each  brigade  to  intrench  and  throw  up  breast 
works. 

I  was  busily  engaged  all  the  morning  in  superintending 
the  work,  which  was  about  completed  between  12  and  1 
o'clock,  when,  with  my  staff,  I  retired  to  a  large  spreading 
oak  tree,  about  150  or  200  yards  in  the  rear  of  my  line  of 
works,  to  rest  and  to  eat  my  scanty  rations.  No  fighting 
was  going  on  at  this  time  except  an  artillery  duel  between 


86  APPENDIX. 


a  Federal  battery  some  distance  off  and  a  Confederate  bat 
tery  on  my  line. 

After  I  bad  eaten  up  all  the  rations  I  had,  I  concluded  I 
would  take  a  smoke.  Matches  in  those  days  were  very  scarce 
and  hard  to  get ;  so  I  always  carried  with  me  a  small  sun 
glass  to  light  my  pipe  with  when  the  sun  was  shining. 
After  filling  my  pipe  I  noticed  that  the  sun  was  shining 
through  a  small  opening  in  the  foliage  of  the  tree  under 
which  I  was  sitting,  and  I  remarked  to  Colonel  Dyer, 
my  Inspector-General,  that  I  could  light  my  pipe  through 
the  little  opening.  He  replied  that  he  would  bet  me  a 
drink  of  pine-top  whisky  that  I  could  not.  I  accepted  the 
bet  (as  I  was  then  not  as  punctilious  about  betting  as  I  am 
now),  and  just  as  I  was  in  the  act  of  drawing  a  focus  on 
my  tobacco,  a  shell  from  the  enemy's  battery  came  whiz 
zing  through  the  air  over  my  line  and  exploded  just  as  it 
struck  my  foot  and  the  ground,  tearing  off  my  foot  and 
making  a  hole  almost  large  enough  to  bury  me  in. 

My  staff  were  lying  around  under  the  shade  of  the  tree, 
but  none  of  them  were  struck  by  the  shell  or  any  of  its 
fragments.  Col.  Dyer,  who  was  standing  over  me  at  the 
time,  had  nearly  all  his  clothing  torn  off,  not  by  the  shell 
or  its  fragments,  but  by  the  gravel  that  was  thrown  up 
against  him.  He  received  seventeen  flesh  wounds,  none  of 
which  proved  very  serious.  As  soon  as  the  shell  exploded 
he  involuntarily  started  to  run  to  get  behind  a  tree.  A 
few  days  before  this  Col.  Dyer  and  myself,  while  walking 
in  the  rear  of  our  line  on  Kennesaw  Mountain,  noticed  that 
a  soldier  with  all  the  canteens  of  his  company  swung  around 
him,  was  going  after  water  for  his  company,  when  a  schrap- 
nel  shell  came  over,  exploded  and  riddled  him  with  balls  ; 
yet  he  walked,  or  rather  ran,  some  little  distance  before 
falling,  and  then  fell  dead.  Col.  Dyer  told  me  that  he  had 
this  man  in  his  mind's  eye  while  running,  and  he  expected 
every  moment  to  fall  dead. 


MY  LOST  LEG. 


The  shock  from  the  explosion  of  the  shell  was  very 
severe,  yet  the  tearing  away  of  my  leg  was  accompanied 
hy  neither  pain  nor  the  loss  of  much  blood.  In  addition 
to  the  loss  of  my  foot  I  received  another  wound  on  my 
other  leg  which  was  rather  remarkable.  I  had  a  cut  below 
the  knee  about  four  inches  long  and  down  to  the  bone,  as 
smooth  as  if  it  had  been  cut  with  a  sharp  knife,  yet  neither 
my  pants  nor  underclothing  were  torn.  It  was  so  smooth 
a  cut  that  when  pressed  together  it  healed  by  first  inten 
tion.  None  of  us  were  able  to  conjecture  what  made  this 
cut.  Before  I  would  allow  my  removal  I  made  my  staff 
find  my  sunglass  and  my  pipe.  The  rim  of  my  sunglass 
was  broken. 

As  soon  as  it  was  known  that  I  was  wounded,  the 
surgeons  of  my  brigade  and  division  came  to  my  assist 
ance,  and  bound  up  my  wounds  as  best  they  could,  and 
gave  me  some  morphine  and  whisky.  I  was  then  put  in 
an  ambulance  and  started  to  the  field  hospital.  In  going 
to  the  hospital  I  passed  by  Gen.  Cheatham's  headquarters, 
who,  hearing  that  I  was  wounded,  came  out  to  sympathize 
with  me,  and  suggested  that  as  I  was  looking  very  pale  he 
thought  that  some  stimulant  would  do  me  good,  and  gave 
me  a  stiff  drink.  I  then  began  to  feel  pretty  good  and 
proceeded  on  my  way  to  the  hospital.  I  had  not  gone  very 
far  when  I  passed  Gen.  Hardee's  headquarters.  He  had 
heard  of  my  misfortune  and  came  out  to  see  me.  He  also 
said  I  was  looking  very  pale  and  that  I  ought  to  have  some 
stimulant,  and  gave  me  a  big  drink.  -I  continued  to  feel 
better,  and  again  started  toward  the  hospital,  and  in  a  short 
time  passed  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Johnston's  headquarters.  He 
came  out  to  see  me  and  also  said  that  I  was  looking  very 
pale,  and  that  some  stimulant  would  do  me  good.  He 
happened  to  have  some  very  fine  apple  brandy,  and  gave 
me  a  big  drink,  and  down  it  went.  From  this  time  on  I 
knew  nothing  until  I  awoke  on  the  platform  at  Atlanta  at 
sunrise  next  morning. 


88  APPENDIX. 


The  amputation  of  my  leg  at  the  point  selected  was  an 
unfortunate  one  for  me.  My  brigade  surgeon,  Dr.  R.  W. 
Mitchell,  was  absent  at  the  time  of  my  arrival  at  the  Held 
hospital,  and  the  point  of  selection  for  the  amputation 
was  determined  upon  by  a  consultation  of  surgeons  before 
he  returned.  If  my  leg  had  been  cut  off  higher  up  it 
would  have  relieved  me  of  the  many  days  of  suffering  I 
have  since  experienced. 

From  Atlanta  I  was  carried  on  a  freight  train  in  a  box 
car,  in  the  hottest  of  weather,  to  Macon,  Ga.  Dr.  Mitchell 
accompanied  me,  thinking  I  would  die  before  I  reached 
the  place.  My  sufferings  wrere  intense,  but  I  survived,  and 
was  taken  to  Mrs.  Josie,  the  wife  of  a  quartermaster  of  my 
division  of  the  army,  who  cared  for  and  treated  me  as 
kindly  as  if  I  had  been  her  own  child. 

Thus  I  lost  my  leg,  and  I  have  never  seen  it  since. 


THE  SNOWBALL  BATTLE.  89 


The  Famous  Snowball  Battle 

IN    THE    CONFEDERATE    ARMY    AT    DALTON,   GA.,   1864. 


BY  GENERAL  GEO.  W.  GORDON. 
( By  request.) 


That  subdivision  of  the  Confederate  forces,  known  as  the 
"Army  of  Tennessee,"  and  then  commanded  by  General 
Jos.  E.  Johnston,  passed  the  memorable  winter  of  1863-4 
in  camp  at  Dalton,  Ga.  The  winter  was  one  of  unprece 
dented  severity — the  thermometer  registering  in  January, 
1864,  three  degrees  below  zero.  During  the  cold  weather 
an  unusual  amount  of  snow  fell  for  that  latitude  ;  and  the 
chief  occupations  of  the  soldiers  were  getting  wood,  cook 
ing,  eating,  and  keeping  warm.  It  was  too  cold  to  drill 
or  to  indulge  in  the  usual  out-door  games,  "stag  dances," 
etc.,  tents  being  too  small  for  these  purposes.  And  as  most 
of  the  "boys"  were  young  men,  naturally  there  was  an 
accumulation  of  physical  energy  that  constantly  sought 
issue  in  athletic  exercises.  When  the  copious  fall  of  snow 
came,  it  brought  the  opportunity  not  only  for  exercise,  but 
for  royal  sport  as  well.  But  before  proceeding  further,  let 
us  explain  that  in  selecting  a  camp,  the  subdivisions  of  the 
same  command  are  placed  as  near  together  as  sanitation, 
water  supplies,  the  conformation  of  the  ground  and  general 
convenience,  will  allow.  That  is  to  say,  the  regiments  of  a 
brigade  are  located  near  each  other.  So,  the  brigades  of  a 
division  ;  and  so  the  divisions  of  an  army  corps.  General 
B.  F.  Cheatham's  Division  of  General  Hardee's  Corps,  was 
composed  of  four  brigades  of  Teunesseeans, — Maney's, 
Yaughan's,  Carter's  and  StrahFs,  and  was  camped  on  one 
side  of  a  considerable  depression  in  the  ground,  not  sharp 


90  APPENDIX. 


enough  to  be  called  a  ravine,  but  through  which  a  small 
branch  ran  during  wet  weather.  On  the  opposite  summit 
and  slope  to  this  depression,  and  about  three  hundred  paces 
from  the  Tennesseeans,  was  camped  Gen.  Walker's  Division 
of  Georgia  troops — also  of  Gen.  Hardee's  Corps. 

The  day  after  the  snow  had  ceased  to  fall,  "snow-ball 
ing"  first  began  among  the  men  of  the  same  companies 
and  camps,  and  many  interesting,  exciting  and  clamorous 
contests  were  had  for  several  hours.  But  finally  a  body  of 
Tennesseeans  and  Georgians  became  arrayed  against  each 
other  and  very  soon  the  contest  became  highly  exciting. 
As  the  news  spread  through  the  camps  that  a  fight  was  on 
hand  between  the  Georgians  and  Tennesseeans,  division 
pride  and  State  pride  became  excited,  the  small  fights 
ceased,  and  reinforcements  poured  in  to  both  sides  of  the 
State  forces  until  all  interest  was  absorbed  in  one  grand 
battle  between  Georgians  and  Tennesseeans,  in  which  sev 
eral  thousand  men  were  now  engaged,  making  the  heavens 
wild  with  shouts  and  the  air  striped  with  the  tracks  of  fly 
ing  snow-balls.  Charge  after  charge  was  made  and  re 
pulsed.  Shout  after  shout  rent  the  sky.  For  two  hours 
or  longer  the  battle  raged,  with  partially  varying  successes. 
The  prisoners  who  were  captured  in  one  charge  would 
make  their  escape  under  the  excitement  of  the  next,  and 
rejoin  their  comrades  in  the  fight.  Sometimes  the  assault 
ing  columns  would  have  to  retreat  because  their  ammuni 
tion  would  give  out,  and  would,  in  turn,  be  countercharged 
and  routed  by  the  receiving  forces  who  had  held  their 
ground  and  defended  their  magazines  (large  piles  of  snow 
balls  as  high  as  a  man's  head  all  along  the  line  and  pre 
pared  beforehand)  and  were  thus  supplied  with  ammuni 
tion.  Sometimes  these  magazines  would  be  charged  and 
captured  by  massing  a  force  for  that  purpose.  In  these 
charges  the  supreme  efforts  made  by  the  defending  forces 
to  resist  the  momentum  of  the  assaulting  mass,  raised  ex 
citement  to  its  wildest  hight.  The  place  where  a  maga- 


THE   SNOWBALL    BATTLE.  91 

zine  was  captured  was  always  retaken,  but  sometimes  not 
until  the  ammunition  had  been  used  up  on  those  making  it, 
or  carried  away  by  the  enemy  into  his  own  lines.  Finally, 
after  alternating  successes  of  a  very  partial  and  indecis 
ive  character,  the  battle  ceased  as  if  by  common  consent 
and  the  weary  combatants  u  rested  upon  their  arms  " — 
each  upon  his  original  ground  and  upon  opposite  sides  of 
the  depression,  or  small  branch  before  referred  to,  and  riot 
more  than  a  hundred  paces  apart.  Neither  side  seemed  to 
be  satisfied.  Neither  was  whipped  and  neither  appeared 
inclined  to  leave  the  field.  Besides,  during  this  cessation 
of  hostilities,  both  armies  were  vigorously  engaged  in  mak 
ing  ammunition,  which,  with  other  demonstrations  of  a 
hostile  character,  clearly  indicated  that  the  battle  was  soon 
to  be  renewed  and  upon  a  much  grander  and  more  impos 
ing  scale  than  ever  before. 

Up  to  this  juncture,  the  writer  had  been  only  a  highly 
interested  spectator  of  the  contest  from  a  distance,  and  had 
not  expected  to  take  any  personal  part  in  the  fight.  But 
at  this  moment,  a  messenger,  and  one  of  my  own  com 
mand,  came  running  to  my  quarters  and  said  that  he  had 
been  sent  by  the  Tennesseeans  to  ask  me  to  come  and 
command  them,  and  to  come  mounted ;  that  with  a  mounted 
commander  to  lead  them,  they  thought  they  could  win  the 
fight.  With  my  interest  already  highly  excited,  it  needed 
no  persuasion,  and  I  told  my  colored  boy  to  saddle  my  horse 
immediately.  By  the  time  he  had  done  so,  the  messenger 
had  improvised  a  flag  for  me  to  carry,  out  of  an  old  ban 
danna  handkerchief,  about  two  feet  and  a  half  square,  and 
the  largest  and  dirtiest  one,  I  think,  I  ever  saw.  I  mounted 
my  horse,  a  beautiful  dappled  iron  grey,  and  with  the  ban 
danna  flag  in  my  hand,  flying  to  the  breeze,  I  charged  to 
the  field — my  horse  leaping  logs,  ditches  and  other  obstruc 
tions  and  running  faster  as  I  approached  the  exciting 
scene.  When  I  checked  up  in  front  of  the  Tennesseeans, 
(now  in  battle  array)  and  waving  my  flag,  such  a  tremend- 


92  APPENDIX. 


ous  shout  shook  the  air  that  the  very  atmosphere  seemed 
to  quiver  around  and  above  us.  Excitement  was  now  in 
tense,  and  the  men  wildly  impatient  to  make  the  charge. 
Immediately  after  my  appearance  on  horse-back  in  front  of 

the   Tennesseeans,  Major ,  (whose  name  I  regret  to 

have  forgotten)  of  Gen.  Walker's  staff,  appeared  mounted 
at  the  head  of  the  Georgians.  His  coming  was  greeted 
with  a  tremendous  shout  from  his  men,  and  was  answered 
by  mine  with  another  shout,  as  if  to  say :  "  We  accept 
your  challenge."  Excitement  was  now  extreme.  Non- 
combatants  had  assembled  by  hundreds  on  the  surround 
ing  hills  and  house-tops  to  see  the  tight.  General  oflicers 
and  their  staffs,  at  their  headquarters,  had  mounted  their 
horses  or  ascended  higher  elevations  to  witness  the  im 
pending  struggle.  All  was  IIOWT  ready.  And  after  direct 
ing  the  men  to  fill  their  pockets,  bosoms  and  hands  with 
balls,  and  the  ordnance  officers  to  follow  the  line  with  all 
the  ammunition  their  details  could  carry,  I  ordered  the 
charge.  With  a  shout  that  signaled  victory,  and  an  im 
petuosity  that  seemed  irresistible,  we  dashed  upon  the  brave 
Georgians,  and  for  a  few  minutes  the  struggle  was  tierce 
and  furious,  desperate  and  doubtful.  The  air  was  white 
with  whizzing  and  bursting  balls ;  men  were  tripped  up, 
knocked  down,  covered  with  snow,  or  run  over.  The  writer 
was  struck  with  at  least  a  hundred  balls,  and  his  horse  by 
as  many  more.  The  momentum  of  the  charging  column 
was  too  great,  however,  to  be  successfully  resisted,  more 
especially  so  when  it  outflanked  both  wings  of  the  enemy, 
which  soon  gave  way.  The  center  then  being  flanked,  and 
at  the  same  time  being  sorely  pressed  in  front,  also  gave 
way,  and  his  entire  army  fled  in  great  confusion.  The  rout 
on  the  field  was  now  complete,  and  the  enemy  was  not  only 
driven  therefrom,  but  through  his  own  camp  and  into  the 
woods  beyond.  The  object  of  the  campaign  (victory)  being 
now  accomplished,  I  ordered  the  pursuit  to  cease  and  the 
men  to  return  to  their  camps.  As  they  did  so,  however, 


THE   SNOWBALL    BATTLE.  93 

some  of  them  stopped  in  the  deserted  camps  of  the  Geor 
gians  and  plundered  their  mess  chests:  which  had  been  well 
filled  by  supplies  from  their  friends  at  home.  When  I  heard 
of  this,  and  reproved  it  as  not  being  a  legitimate  object  of 
the  campaign,  the  reply  and  defense  were  in  that  question 
able  old  maxim,  "  All  is  fair  in  love  and  war." 

So  far  from  this  episode  of  camp  life  having  been  a  source 
of  unkind  feeling  between  Walker's  Division  of  Georgians 
and  Cheatham's  Division  of  Tennesseeans,  it  ever  after 
ward  seemed  to  be  rather  a  bond  of  sympathy  and  union. 
The  writer  never  afterward  passed  or  met  the  Georgia  Di 
vision,  that  its  men  did  not  greet  him  with  shouts,  often 
with  "  Three  cheers  for  the  Snowball  Colonel !  "  "  Colonel  " 
was  my  rank  at  the  time  and  "  The  Snowball  Colonel  " 
was  the  designation  they  ever  afterward  gave  me.  This 
"  snowball  battle  "  seems  to  have  made  a  deep  and  indeli 
ble  impression  on  all  the  soldiers  who  took  part  in,  or  who 
witnessed  it ;  for  one  of  the  first  questions  I  am  often  asked 
by  old  soldiers  whom  I  have  not  seen  since  the  close  of  the 
war,  is  :  "  General,  do  you  remember  the  snowball  battle 
at  Dalton,  Ga.  ?  "  This,  and  the  additional  fact  that  it  is 
still  so  often  a  topic  of  conversation  among  the  old  sol 
diers,  is,  I  suppose,  why  Gen.  Vaughan  has  requested  me 
to  write  an  account  of  it  as  an  appendix  to  his  book. 

In  concluding  this  report  of  the  celebrated  snowball 
fight,  I  suppose  the  writer  can  say,  without  being  charged 
with  vanity,  that  he  won  more  "  reputation  "  ("  that  idle 
and  most  false  imposition  ;  often  got  without  merit  and 
lost  without  deserving  ")  than  in  all  the  other  battles  in 
which  he  participated  during  the  war.  He  is  said  to  have 
performed  prodigies  of  daring  and  desperation  during  the 
action,  as  men  can  generally  do  when  there  is  not  much 
danger  in  front,  and  no  disgrace  in  defeat.  With  a  bowed 
head  (after  the  manner  of  a  pugnacious  sheep)  to  protect 
his  face  and  eyes  from  the  balls  of  the  enemy,  he  rode  right 


•94  APPENDIX. 


into  and  through  their  ranks,  amid  a  deluging  snowstorm 
of  flying  missiles,  and  emerged  therefrom  with  a  floating 
flag,  but  a  hatless  head.  He  congratulates  his  command 
and  himself  that  though  the  battle  was  intensely  boister 
ous,  it  was  practically  bloodless — the  only  casualties  being 
a  few  blinded  eyes  and  two  or  three  broken  arms,  during 
an  action  in  which  not  fewer  than  five  thousand  men  were 
engaged. 

The  Tennesseeans  were  so  enthused  with  their  great  vic 
tory  over  the  Georgians,  that  they  wanted  another  fight 
before  the  "  weary  sun,"  then  sinking  low,  "had  made  his 
golden  set."  But  as  there  was  not  time  to  seek  it  with 
troops  in  a  distant  camp  and  from  a  different  State,  they 
concluded  to  fight  each  other.  Accordingly  an  issue  was 
joined  between  Maney's  Brigade,  commanded  by  Col.  Hume 
Field,  mounted,  and  Yaughan's  Brigade,  commanded  by 
the  writer,  also  mounted.  The  dispositions  for  battle  hav 
ing  been  duly  made,  the  charge  was  mutually  sounded,  and 
when  the  opposing  lines,  advancing  on  each  other  with 
great  speed  and  impetuosity,  clashed,  the  shock  was  tre 
mendous.  Men  fell  right  and  left,  in  front  and  rear.  Some 
were  dragged  from  the  field,  hatless  and  coatless,  amid  the 
greatest  cheering  and  wildest  shouts.  "  When  Greek  meets 
Greek,  then  comes  the  tug  of  war."  The  battle  raged  till 
all  the  reserves  had  been  brought  into  action,  when  a 
supreme  effort  was  made  by  both  sides  to  close  the  fight 
with  victory.  The  writer,  venturing  too  far  into  the  ene 
my's  ranks,  had  his  horse  seized  by  as  many  of  them  as 
could  get  hold  of  him,  and  was  thrown  to  the  ground ;  the 
rider  was  grabbed  by  the  head  and  arms  (his  bandanna  flag 
going  down  in  the  wreck),  and  was  being  dragged  to  the 
enemy's  rear,  when  a  large  squad  of  his  own  men  seized 
him  by  the  other  end  in  an  effort  to  recapture  him,  and  he 
was  raised  from  the  ground  and  actually  strung  up  between 
the  heavens  and  the  earth  by  the  pulling  forces  at  each  end 
of  him.  At  this  moment  he  felt  that  his  situation  was  now 


THE    SNOWBALL    BATTLE. 


serious  indeed,  and  that  it  was  time  to  stop  such  "  d — n 
foolishness."  So,  by  vigorous  kicking,  u  cussing "  and 
veiling  to  his  men  to  release  him,  they  did  so,  and  he  was 
left  a  prisoner  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy,  but  without  any 
serious  injury.  In  the  meantime,  however,  his  own  men 
had  captured  the  commander  of  the  enemy,  and  as  neither 
side  now  had  a  leader  the  men  ceased  lighting  and  entered 
into  negotiations  for  an  exchange  of  prisoners.  By  the 
time  the  exchange  was  effected,  the  ardor  of  the  combat 
ants  had  greatly  cooled,  and  neither  side  seemed  disposed 
to  renew  the  contest. 

As  to  the  result  of  the  fight,  it  may  be  called  a  drawn 
battle,  or  described  by  an  anecdote  of  a  darkey  attached  as 
a  servant  to  Gen.  Floyd's  command  in  Virginia.  When 
Gen.  Floyd  had  been  beaten  and  was  being  pursued  by  the 
enemy,  the  darkey  moved  to  the  rear  far  in  advance  of  the 
retreating  troops,  and  when  he  was  met  by  a  soldier  going 
to  join  the  command  and  was  asked  what  was  the  news 
from  Gen.  Floyd,  he  did  not  want  to  admit  that  he  had 
been  defeated,  but  said  :  "  When  I  lef  'em,  our  men  wuz 
vancin  backwards  on  de  Yankees,  and  dey  wuz  re  treat  in 
on  us."  As  the  last  beams  of  the  setting  sun  gilded  the 
icy  branches  of  the  leafless  trees  with  the  beauteous  tints 
of  the  rainbow,  the  soldiers  returned  to  their  camps  from 
the  white  field  of  the  great  "snowball  battle,"  and  retired 
that  night  with  the  fadeless  memory  of  a  glorious  day. 


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